look – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of look

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to look to sb for sth
Participle: looked to sb for sth
Gerund: looking to sb for sth

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of look

Indicative

Present

Ilook to sb for sth
youlook to sb for sth
he;she;itlooks to sb for sth
welook to sb for sth
youlook to sb for sth
theylook to sb for sth

Perfect

Ihave looked to sb for sth
youhave looked to sb for sth
he;she;ithas looked to sb for sth
wehave looked to sb for sth
youhave looked to sb for sth
theyhave looked to sb for sth

Past

Ilooked to sb for sth
youlooked to sb for sth
he;she;itlooked to sb for sth
welooked to sb for sth
youlooked to sb for sth
theylooked to sb for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad looked to sb for sth
youhad looked to sb for sth
he;she;ithad looked to sb for sth
wehad looked to sb for sth
youhad looked to sb for sth
theyhad looked to sb for sth

Future

Iwill look to sb for sth
youwill look to sb for sth
he;she;itwill look to sb for sth
wewill look to sb for sth
youwill look to sb for sth
theywill look to sb for sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have looked to sb for sth
youwill have looked to sb for sth
he;she;itwill have looked to sb for sth
wewill have looked to sb for sth
youwill have looked to sb for sth
theywill have looked to sb for sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ilook to sb for sth
youlook to sb for sth
he;she;itlook to sb for sth
welook to sb for sth
youlook to sb for sth
theylook to sb for sth

Perfect

Ihave looked to sb for sth
youhave looked to sb for sth
he;she;ithave looked to sb for sth
wehave looked to sb for sth
youhave looked to sb for sth
theyhave looked to sb for sth

Imperfect

Ilooked to sb for sth
youlooked to sb for sth
he;she;itlooked to sb for sth
welooked to sb for sth
youlooked to sb for sth
theylooked to sb for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad looked to sb for sth
youhad looked to sb for sth
he;she;ithad looked to sb for sth
wehad looked to sb for sth
youhad looked to sb for sth
theyhad looked to sb for sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould look to sb for sth
youwould look to sb for sth
he;she;itwould look to sb for sth
wewould look to sb for sth
youwould look to sb for sth
theywould look to sb for sth

Perfect

Iwould have looked to sb for sth
youwould have looked to sb for sth
he;she;itwould have looked to sb for sth
wewould have looked to sb for sth
youwould have looked to sb for sth
theywould have looked to sb for sth

Imperative

youlook to sb for sth
weLet's look to sb for sth
youlook to sb for sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam looking to sb for sth
youare looking to sb for sth
he;she;itis looking to sb for sth
weare looking to sb for sth
youare looking to sb for sth
theyare looking to sb for sth

Perfect

Ihave been looking to sb for sth
youhave been looking to sb for sth
he;she;ithas been looking to sb for sth
wehave been looking to sb for sth
youhave been looking to sb for sth
theyhave been looking to sb for sth

Past

Iwas looking to sb for sth
youwere looking to sb for sth
he;she;itwas looking to sb for sth
wewere looking to sb for sth
youwere looking to sb for sth
theywere looking to sb for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been looking to sb for sth
youhad been looking to sb for sth
he;she;ithad been looking to sb for sth
wehad been looking to sb for sth
youhad been looking to sb for sth
theyhad been looking to sb for sth

Future

Iwill be looking to sb for sth
youwill be looking to sb for sth
he;she;itwill be looking to sb for sth
wewill be looking to sb for sth
youwill be looking to sb for sth
theywill be looking to sb for sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been looking to sb for sth
youwill have been looking to sb for sth
he;she;itwill have been looking to sb for sth
wewill have been looking to sb for sth
youwill have been looking to sb for sth
theywill have been looking to sb for sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be looking to sb for sth
youwould be looking to sb for sth
he;she;itwould be looking to sb for sth
wewould be looking to sb for sth
youwould be looking to sb for sth
theywould be looking to sb for sth

Perfect

Iwould have been looking to sb for sth
youwould have been looking to sb for sth
he;she;itwould have been looking to sb for sth
wewould have been looking to sb for sth
youwould have been looking to sb for sth
theywould have been looking to sb for sth

Other

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

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)