looking

(noun) the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually. Synonyms: look, looking at. Examples: "He went out to have a look." "His look was fixed on her eyes." "He gave it a good looking at." "His camera does his looking for him."

(noun) the act of searching visually. Synonyms: looking for.

(verb) perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards. Synonyms: look. Examples: "She looked over the expanse of land." "Look at your child!." "Look--a deer in the backyard!."

(verb) give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect. Synonyms: look, appear, seem. Examples: "She seems to be sleeping." "This appears to be a very difficult problem." "This project looks fishy." "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time."

(verb) have a certain outward or facial expression. Synonyms: look. Examples: "How does she look?." "The child looks unhappy." "She looked pale after the surgery."

(verb) search or seek. Synonyms: search, look. Examples: "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest." "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!."

(verb) be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to. Synonyms: front, look, face. Examples: "The house looks north." "My backyard look onto the pond." "The building faces the park."

(verb) take charge of or deal with. Synonyms: attend, take care, look, see. Examples: "Could you see about lunch?." "I must attend to this matter." "She took care of this business."

(verb) convey by one's expression. Synonyms: look. Example: "She looked her devotion to me."

(verb) look forward to the probable occurrence of. Synonyms: expect, look, await, wait. Examples: "We were expecting a visit from our relatives." "She is looking to a promotion." "He is waiting to be drafted."

(verb) accord in appearance with. Synonyms: look. Example: "You don't look your age!."

(verb) have faith or confidence in. Synonyms: count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon. Examples: "You can count on me to help you any time." "Look to your friends for support." "You can bet on that!." "Depend on your family in times of crisis."

(adj) appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms. Synonyms: sounding. Examples: "Left their clothes dirty looking." "A most disagreeable looking character." "Angry-looking." "Liquid-looking." "Severe-looking policemen on noble horses." "Fine-sounding phrases." "Taken in by high-sounding talk."