Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be on the lookout

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: be on the look-out
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, on the lookout.

noun

Alternative form of be on the lookout.

noun

Alternative form of be on the lookout.

noun

Alternative form of be on the lookout.

Example Sentences

"Hoadley issued a "be on the lookout" ("BOLO"), describing the person as a tall, thin, black male, wearing light colored clothing and traveling on foot."
"Examples of the types of information disseminated at roll call include known warrants, “be on the lookouts” or BOLOs, runaways, and administrative requests and communications."
"The wanted announcement and the be on the lookout for Salerno Bondi, (BOLO) was aired on radio and television, and all points bulletins were put out for police on patrol to be on the lookout for Salerno."
"I put out a “be on the lookout” for a lady in a blue dress."
"A Be on the Lookout has been broadcasted for his wife and her vehicle, a white colored jeep."
"So Hansen has released a Be on the Lookout For and this babe can't wait to drop the dime."

Inflected Forms

be on the lookouts (plural) be-on-the-lookout (alternative) Be On the Look Out (alternative) is on the lookout (present, singular) being on the lookout (participle, present) was on the lookout (past) been on the lookout (participle, past)

Questions

What does be on the lookout mean?: BOLO.

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