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look out meaning

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    Definition of look out in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGlooks outPRlooking outPT, PPlooked out
    1. VI To look from within to the outside.
      1. Look out, and you will see the rain has stopped. ‎
    2. VI IDI Be vigilant and aware.
      1. Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning.”
    3. VT To find by looking: to hunt out.
    4. More Examples
      1. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Looking out for your family should come before making money.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Phrases
        • Phrasal verbs
          • Phrasal verbs with particle (out)
        • Verbs
          • Phrasal verbs
            • Phrasal verbs with particle (out)
            • Intransitive verbs
              • Transitive verbs
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            1. en look out for Number One
            2. en look out for number one
            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of look out for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this idiom "look out" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a verb, more specifically, a phrasal verb, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.
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