Word
looked
US/ˈɫʊkt/
UK/lˈʊkt/
Definitions
01used your eyes
v. to have used your eyes to see or find something in the past.
v. the past tense of 'look' in the sense of directing one's gaze toward someone or something.
“He looked out the window and saw that it was starting to snow.”
“The detective looked carefully at the fingerprints on the glass, hoping to find a match before the suspect fled the city.”
Usage
Requires the preposition 'at' when followed by a direct object of sight.
Pitfall
She looked the painting for a long time.
She looked at the painting for a long time.
When you direct your eyes toward an object, you must use the preposition 'at'.
Antonyms
02appeared to be
v. to have had a certain appearance or mood in the past.
v. the past tense of the linking verb 'look', used to describe a past state or appearance.
“The cake looked delicious, so I decided to buy a piece.”
“The candidate looked confident during the debate, though her internal polling suggested the race was still remarkably tight.”
Usage
Functions as a linking verb followed by an adjective.
03having a specific appearance
adj. having a particular look, usually used with another word like 'good' or 'sad'.
adj. used in compound adjectives to describe a specific physical or stylistic appearance.
“He was a sad-looked man who rarely smiled at his neighbours.”
“The rough-looked exterior of the building hid a surprisingly modern and luxurious interior design.”
Usage
Almost exclusively used in hyphenated compound adjectives like 'good-looked' or 'strange-looked'.
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