look – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to look at sth
Participle: looked at sth
Gerund: looking at sth

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of look

Indicative

Present

I	look at sth
you	look at sth
he;she;it	looks at sth
we	look at sth
you	look at sth
they	look at sth

Perfect

I	have looked at sth
you	have looked at sth
he;she;it	has looked at sth
we	have looked at sth
you	have looked at sth
they	have looked at sth

Past

I	looked at sth
you	looked at sth
he;she;it	looked at sth
we	looked at sth
you	looked at sth
they	looked at sth

Pluperfect

I	had looked at sth
you	had looked at sth
he;she;it	had looked at sth
we	had looked at sth
you	had looked at sth
they	had looked at sth

Future

I	will look at sth
you	will look at sth
he;she;it	will look at sth
we	will look at sth
you	will look at sth
they	will look at sth

Future Perfect

I	will have looked at sth
you	will have looked at sth
he;she;it	will have looked at sth
we	will have looked at sth
you	will have looked at sth
they	will have looked at sth

Subjunctive

Present

I	look at sth
you	look at sth
he;she;it	look at sth
we	look at sth
you	look at sth
they	look at sth

Perfect

I	have looked at sth
you	have looked at sth
he;she;it	have looked at sth
we	have looked at sth
you	have looked at sth
they	have looked at sth

Imperfect

I	looked at sth
you	looked at sth
he;she;it	looked at sth
we	looked at sth
you	looked at sth
they	looked at sth

Pluperfect

I	had looked at sth
you	had looked at sth
he;she;it	had looked at sth
we	had looked at sth
you	had looked at sth
they	had looked at sth

Conditional

Present

I	would look at sth
you	would look at sth
he;she;it	would look at sth
we	would look at sth
you	would look at sth
they	would look at sth

Perfect

I	would have looked at sth
you	would have looked at sth
he;she;it	would have looked at sth
we	would have looked at sth
you	would have looked at sth
they	would have looked at sth

Imperative

you	look at sth
we	Let's look at sth
you	look at sth

Indicative

Present

I	am looking at sth
you	are looking at sth
he;she;it	is looking at sth
we	are looking at sth
you	are looking at sth
they	are looking at sth

Perfect

I	have been looking at sth
you	have been looking at sth
he;she;it	has been looking at sth
we	have been looking at sth
you	have been looking at sth
they	have been looking at sth

Past

I	was looking at sth
you	were looking at sth
he;she;it	was looking at sth
we	were looking at sth
you	were looking at sth
they	were looking at sth

Pluperfect

I	had been looking at sth
you	had been looking at sth
he;she;it	had been looking at sth
we	had been looking at sth
you	had been looking at sth
they	had been looking at sth

Future

I	will be looking at sth
you	will be looking at sth
he;she;it	will be looking at sth
we	will be looking at sth
you	will be looking at sth
they	will be looking at sth

Future Perfect

I	will have been looking at sth
you	will have been looking at sth
he;she;it	will have been looking at sth
we	will have been looking at sth
you	will have been looking at sth
they	will have been looking at sth

Conditional

Present

I	would be looking at sth
you	would be looking at sth
he;she;it	would be looking at sth
we	would be looking at sth
you	would be looking at sth
they	would be looking at sth

Perfect

I	would have been looking at sth
you	would have been looking at sth
he;she;it	would have been looking at sth
we	would have been looking at sth
you	would have been looking at sth
they	would have been looking at sth

Verbs conjugated like 'look'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'look'

book, cook, dook, fook, hook, jook, lock, loo, loof, looke,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to pay attention to with one’s eyes: behold, clock, geek, kool, regard, squizz, take a butcher's, take a dekko, take a gander, vada, view
see: stare, gaze, glance, watch, scrutinize, mind
seem: appear
expect: anticipate, await, hope
expression: countenance, face, cast, front

Antonyms

expression: suppression, silence, falsification, solecism

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. locian "see, gaze, look, spy," from W.Gmc. *lokjan (cf. O.S. lokon, M.Du. loeken, O.H.G. luogen, Ger. dial. lugen "to look out"), of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Bret. lagud "eye." In O.E., usually with on; the use of at began 14c. Meaning "to have a certain appearance" is from c.1400. Noun meaning "an act of looking" is c.1200; meaning "appearance of a person" is from c.1385. To look down upon in the fig. sense is from 1711; to look down one's nose is from 1921; looker "attractive woman" is from 1893; look-see (n.) "inspection" first recorded 1883. In look sharp (1711) sharp originally was an adv. "sharply." Look after "take care of" is from 1375; look into "investigate" is from 1586; to not look back "make no pauses" is colloquial, first attested 1893. Look up "research in books or papers" is from 1692. Look-alike (n.) "someone who closely resembles another" is 1947, Amer.Eng. Looking-glass first attested 1526. Look-out "person who stands watch or acts as a scout" is from 1699.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn
4. Old English lōcian
5. Middle English loken
6. English look
7. From Middle English loken, lokien, from Old English lōcian, from Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn. Further origin unknown, no certain cognates outside Germanic. Cognate with Scots luke, luik, leuk (“to look, see”), West Frisian lôkje, loaitsje (“to look”), Dutch loeken (“to look”), German Low German löken. Likely also related to German lugen (“to peek”), Alemannic German luege (“to look”), Yiddish לוגן (lugn). See: Middle English 'loken', Scots 'luke', Dutch 'loeken', German, old spelling 'lugen', Alemannic German 'luege'.

Verbs referencing "look"

Tok Pisin luk, Tok Pisin lukim, Sranan luku, French reluquer, Alemannic German luege.

Sample Sentences

[...] were truths which I really could not, for the moment, bring my mind at all to bear upon or comprehend. And I sat down upon a kind of horsehair slab, or perch, of which there were two within; and looked, without any expression of countenance whatever, at some friends who had come on board with us, and who were crushing their faces into all manner of shapes by endeavouring to squeeze them through [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] ‘Impossible ! it cannot be!’ or words to that effect. He recovered himself however by a great effort, and after a preparatory cough or two, cried, with a ghastly smile which is still before me, looking at the same time round the walls, ‘Ha ! the breakfast-room, steward—eh ? ’ We all foresaw what the answer must be: we knew the agony he suffered. He had often spoken of the saloon; had [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] ’ cabin adjoining our state-room, and the consequently immense feasibility of sitting there at all times and seasons, and had fallen into a momentary silence, leaning our faces on our hands and looking at the fire, one of our party said, with the solemn air of a man who had made a discovery, ‘What a relish mulled claret will have down here ! ’ which appeared to strike us all most forcibly; as [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] his appearance remarkably beautiful and engaging. His black hair, fine as floss silk, hung in glossy curls about his round, dimpled face, while a pair of large dark eyes, full of fire and softness, looked out from beneath the rich, long lashes, as he peered curiously into the apartment. A gay robe of scarlet and yellow plaid, carefully made and neatly fitted, set off to advantage the dark and rich [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] where she lies, dimly discernible through the gathering fog of the early winter afternoon; every finger is pointed in the same direction; and murmurs of interest and admiration—as ‘How beautiful she looks ! ’ ‘How trim she is ! ’ — are heard on every side. Even the lazy gentleman with his hat on one side and his hands in his pockets, who has dispensed so much consolation by inquiring with a yawn of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] how long it is since the poor President went down. He is standing close to the lazy gentleman, and says with a faint smile that he believes She is a very strong Ship; to which the lazy gentleman, looking first in his questioner 's eye and then very hard in the wind 's, answers unexpectedly and ominously, that She need be. Upon this the lazy gentleman instantly falls very low in the popular [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] up and down the hurricane deck, coolly puffing a cigar; and, as this unconcerned demeanour again exalts him in the opinion of those who have leisure to observe his proceedings, every time he looks up at the masts, or down at the decks, or over the side, they look there too, as wondering whether he sees anything wrong anywhere, and hoping that, in case he should, he will have the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] unconcerned demeanour again exalts him in the opinion of those who have leisure to observe his proceedings, every time he looks up at the masts, or down at the decks, or over the side, they look there too, as wondering whether he sees anything wrong anywhere, and hoping that, in case he should, he will have the goodness to mention it. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] on the paddle-box with his speaking trumpet; the officers take their stations; all hands are on the alert; the flagging hopes of the passengers revive; the cooks pause in their savoury work, and look out with faces full of interest. The boat comes alongside; the bags are dragged in anyhow, and flung down for the moment anywhere. Three cheers more: and as the first one rings upon our ears, the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
It is the third morning. I am awakened out of my sleep by a dismal shriek from my wife, who demands to know whether there 's any danger. I rouse myself, and look out of bed. The water-jug is plunging and leaping like a lively dolphin; all the smaller articles are afloat, except my shoes, which are stranded on a carpet-bag, high and dry, like a couple of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
from hatred and discrimination based on the way that you look. (Uglies)
Violet? Where'd you get to, I 've been looking everywhere for you ? (Tale of the Forest Unicorn)
[Sofia] Wow. That looks so amazing. I aim to please. When you date a chef, it comes with many benefits. (Before Your Father Finds Us)
rate this kind of coverage? I mean... looks like an accountant. (The Life of Chuck)
Nice and soft, eh? - What's up? - Nothing, sir. Boss, she looks underage though. (New Trial)

look – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of look

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'look'

Verbs similar to 'look'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "look"

Sample Sentences