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Synonyms for look in on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : loo k |
| Phonetic Transcription : lʊk |
Top 10 synonyms for look in on Other synonyms for the word look in on
- blow in
- call upon
- chat
- come around
- come by
- come over
- converse
- crash
- drop by
- drop in
- drop over
- dwell
- fall by
- fall down
- go and see
- go over to
- go to see
- look around
- look in on
- look up
- pay a call
- pay a visit to
- pop in
- reside
- run in
- sojourn
- stay with
- step in
- stop
- stop by
- stop in
- stop off
- swing by
- take in
- tarry
- turn up
Définition of look in on
Origin :- Old English locian "use the eyes for seeing, gaze, look, behold, spy," from West Germanic *lokjan (cf. Old Saxon lokon "see, look, spy," Middle Dutch loeken "to look," Old High German luogen, German dialectal lugen "to look out"), of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Breton lagud "eye." In Old English, usually with on; the use of at began 14c. Meaning "seek, search out" is c.1300; meaning "to have a certain appearance" is from c.1400. Of objects, "to face in a certain direction," late 14c.
- Look after "take care of" is from late 14c., earlier "to seek" (c.1300), "to look toward" (c.1200). Look into "investigate" is from 1580s; look up "research in books or papers" is from 1690s. To look down upon in the figurative sense is from 1711; to look down one's nose is from 1921. To look forward "anticipate" is c.1600; meaning "anticipate with pleasure" is mid-19c. To not look back "make no pauses" is colloquial, first attested 1893. In look sharp (1711) sharp originally was an adverb, "sharply."
- As in visit : verb be a guest of
- As in call : verb visit at residence or business
- As in drop in : verb visit
Antonyms for look in on
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