Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.80 in modern English

Syllables: look -to
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, to.

verb

To seek inspiration or advice or reward from someone.

verb

To take care of.

verb

To intend to; to prepare to; to seem likely to.

Example Sentences

"Whenever I'm upset, I look to Mary to cheer me up."
"But the lout looked only to his market, and was not easily repulsed. ¶ "He's there, I tell you," he persisted. "And for threepence I'll get you to see him. Come on, your honour! It's many a Westminster election I've seen, and beer running, from Mr. Fox,[…]when maybe it's your honour's going to stand! Anyway, it's, Down with the mongers!""
"He thoroughly cleaned his silver watch-chain with whiting, put new lacing straps to his boots, looked to the brass eyelet-holes, went to the inmost heart of the plantation for a new walking-stick, and trimmed it vigorously on his way back;[…]."
"I think that cat was looking to bite me if I hadn't run away!"
"A storm looks to be on the way."

Inflected Forms

looks to (present, singular) looking to (participle, present) looked to (participle, past) looked to (past)

Synonyms

run to turn to anticipate look for

Questions

What does look to mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, to.

How to pronounce look to

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