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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : loo k-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʊkˌsi



Definition of look see

Origin :
  • "inspection," 1865, "Pidgin-like formation" [OED], and first used in representations of English as spoken by Chinese, from look (v.) + see (v.).
  • As in look : noun visual examination
  • As in peek/peep : noun sneaked look
  • As in view : noun examination
  • As in gander : noun glance
  • As in glance : noun brief look
  • As in glimpse : noun brief look
  • As in hunt : noun search, chase
  • As in investigate : verb check into thoroughly
  • As in ascertain : verb make sure
  • As in probe : verb explore, investigate
  • As in check : verb inspect, examine
  • As in examine : verb analyze, test
Example sentences :
  • It's what it says, mon ami; look—see—it is exactly as I read it.
  • Extract from : « Lorraine » by Robert W. Chambers
  • So you see I had a fairly good-all-round kind of a 'look see.'
  • Extract from : « Stories of the Ships » by Lewis R. Freeman
  • Look—see the way she is formed, so lithe, loose-limbed, agile.
  • Extract from : « Voyage To Eternity » by Milton Lesser
  • You wash hands after your lady, and you look see there be two seats betwixt her and you—no nearer you go (Note 2).
  • Extract from : « The White Lady of Hazelwood » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • Johnny did “look see,” and the thoughts that passed through his mind as he looked were strange indeed.
  • Extract from : « Mystery Wings » by Roy J. Snell
  • Look, father, look—see yonder is an Angel all in white, descending from heaven!
  • Extract from : « Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 » by John Wilson
  • Now look—see how far back in the mists of antiquity my own family of Swancourt have a root.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • Madame—(putting her hand under her husband's nose)—Yes; but look—see, there is a little bit coming off.
  • Extract from : « Monsieur, Madame and Bebe, Complete » by Gustave Droz
  • He was merely on a vacation, and intended to peep over the top of the pass for a "look see" and then to return.
  • Extract from : « Smoke Bellew » by Jack London

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