lookout

[ look-out ]

/ ˈlʊkˌaʊt /

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noun

the act of looking out or keeping watch.

a watch kept, as for something that may happen.

a person or group keeping a watch.

a station or place from which a watch is kept.

an object of care or concern: That's not my lookout.

tailpiece (def. 4).

Chiefly British. view; prospect; outlook: The business lookout is far from optimistic.

OTHER WORDS FOR lookout

3 sentinel, sentry, patrol, guard.

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Origin of lookout

First recorded in 1690–1700; noun use of verb phrase look out

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Lookout

[ look-out ]

/ ˈlʊkˌaʊt /

noun

Cape Lookout, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off eastern North Carolina, southwest of Cape Hatteras: known for its lighthouse.

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How to use lookout in a sentence

Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
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For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
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On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
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Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
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“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
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And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
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The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lookout

lookout

/ (ˈlʊkˌaʊt) /

noun

the act of keeping watch against danger, etc

a person or persons instructed or employed to keep such a watch, esp on a ship

a strategic point from which a watch is kept

informal worry or concernthat's his lookout

mainly British outlook, chances, or view

verb look out (adverb, mainly intr)

to heed one's behaviour; be carefullook out for the children's health

to be on the watchlook out for my mother at the station

(tr) to search for and findI'll look out some curtains for your new house

(foll by on or over) to face in a particular directionthe house looks out over the moor

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with lookout (1 of 2)

lookout

see keep an eye out for (sharp lookout); on the lookout. Also see entries beginning with look out.

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look out

Also, watch out. Be careful, be watchful, as in Look out that you don't slip and fall on the ice, or Watch out! There's a car coming. [c. 1600] Also see look out for.

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