+■ into/out of/thronghjdown etc Helen was looking out of the window, waiting for him to arrive. I Janie looked into her mail box, but there was nothing there. 1 The teacher stopped and looked around to see if there were any questions, look at sb/sth. in amazement/disbelief/ surprise etc (—in a way that shows you are surprised or shocked) Sean looked at her in disbelief. "Are you sure?" look [n C] when you turn your eyes to look at someone or something: Sarah needed only one look at her daughter's face to know that she was in trouble. (
I was getting disapproving looks from the people around me.
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A Don't say look at when you are talking about TV programmes, games, or things that are happening. Say watch- I was
watching a baseball game. I The kids are watching a video.
Qhave a look/take a look /h<ev э
lok, teik 3 lok/ especially spoken to look at something, especially something interesting or unusual
+ at We climbed to the top of the tower to have a look at the view. I 'You'd better take a look at this," she said, passing me a letter.
Stare stes1" [f I] to took directly at someone or something for a long time, without moving your eyes
+ at Why are you staring at те like that?\ She stared at the page for several minutes, trying to understand. + into/out of etc My cat spends all day staring out of the window. stare back Cat sb) (=stare at someone who is looking at you)
stare in amazement/korror/disbelie/
(—in a way that shows you are surprised or shocked) Donna stared in horror as the man fell to the floor. stare [n С] a long direct look: Charles didn't reply. He just gave his daughter an angry stare.
gaze geiz [и I] especially written to look at someone or something for a long time, especially with a feeling of love or great
pleasure
+ at / lay back on the sand and gazed at the stars above.
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+ out/into/down etc He was gazing into her eyes as he spoke. I Ruth gazed down at the sleeping child.
Gaze is Usecj especially in descriptions.
glare g]e3r ij t0 angrily at someone: He sat there in silence, glaring angrily.
+ at Sarah glared at her father "How dare you say that!"
to look carefully
look care/ully/closely /|лк ШЫ1
'klsosli/ to look carefully at something in order to see small details: // you look carefully, you can see the artist's name in
the corner of the picture.
+ at He looked closely at the pattern on the plate. "My Grandma used to have plates like this."
Qtake a look at sth/have a look
at sth leik 3 1лк XX (sth), ha-v о 1лк it! (sth) especially spoken to look carefully at something in order to find out what is wrong with it or to find out something about it: I've asked Ken to take a look at the car - the engine's making strange noises. I The doctor will be here soon to have a look at your ankle. take/have a good look at sth (=look very carefully and thoroughly) The police asked me to take a good look at the photo, and tell them if I recognised anyone.
examine /ig'zitm^n {и T] to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out more about it: When the police examined the gun, they discovered Wright s fingerprints on it. I A team of divers was sent down to exom ine the wreck.
check/inspect tjek. m'speki; \v T] to look at something carefully and thoroughly to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly: The factory is regularly inspected by a fire-safety officer. I Technicians would check the engines and replace any worn parts. check sth for damageffaultslcracks (-in
order to find any damage) After the explosion, they had to check the buiid- ing for structural damage.
go over sth/go through sth /,£эо
(sth), ,g3o (0ru: (sth) [phrasa/ verb T] to look carefully at every part of a document or plan in order to make sure that it is all correct: I'd like to go over last month's accounts with you. I Marion's been through your report and she hasn't found any mistakes.
examination /ig.zaemi'neij^n- [n C/U)
when you look at something carefully in order to find out more about it: National Transportation Safety Board investigators are continuing their examination of the crash.
oft closer examination (=when you look at something more carefully) On closer examination the painting was found to be a clever copy.
inspection m'spekpn, [n Cj an official visit to a school, factory, prison etc by someone whose job is to make sure that everything is being done correctly + of There are regular inspections of the prison by government health officers.
carry out an inspection (=make an inspection) Admiral Naumenko personally carried out an inspection of the fleet.
В to look quickly or secretly
glance gla:ns||glaens [и 1) to look quickly at something or someone, and then look away
+ at Dr Morse kept glancing nervously at his watch. I I saw them glance at each other as if they shared a secret. + into/down/through etc Glancing into Neil's room, she noticed that his suitcase was packed, glance [n С] a quick look: A quick glance at the map showed that we were on the right road
take a quick look/have a quick
look /'teik э ,kwik lok, haev a.kwjk lok/ to look at something quickly in order to check that everything is satisfactory + at/around/through etc He took a quick look in the mirror, and went out of the house, f She had a quick look around the room before letting the guests in.
peep /pi:p, [v i] especially British to look at something quickly and secretly, especially from a place where you cannot be seen + through/into/round We peeped through a crack in the fence, and saw her talking to a strange-looking man. I Bobby peeped round the corner to see what was happening.