Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the outlook

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: on the out-look
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Watching intently (from a vantage point, for someone or something).

Example Sentences

"1791, James Bruce, Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773, Dublin: P. Wogan et al., Volume 3, Book 5, Chapter 4, p. 444, One of the gang that used to be upon the outlook from this station, as soon as any caravan came in sight, cried out, Ribieraini, which in Tigrè signifies they are coming this way;"
"[…] an extract from his log-book of the transactions of the day […] intimated their being on the outlook for a smuggling lugger"
"Behind the curtain, between the laths of the Venetian blind, his mother would be secretly on the outlook watching for his return;"
"Two black dots circled lazily. Martian patrol craft, the military on the outlook for any sign of unusual activity."

Inflected Forms

upon the outlook (alternative)

Synonyms

on the lookout alert vigilant

Questions

What does on the outlook mean?: Watching intently (from a vantage point, for someone or something).

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