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look to turn your eyes toward someone or something, or in a particular direction: She looked at me and smiled. ♦ Look out the window! There's a rainbow! watch to look at someone or something for some time, paying attention to what happens: "Would you like to play?" "No thanks - I'll just watch." ♦ I only let my kids watch TV on weekends. ♦ He stood and watched as the taxi drove away.

see to watch a movie, a television program, a game, a performance, etc. With this meaning, see is not used with the -ing form, so you can say "I saw a movie" but NOT "I was seeing a movie": to see a movie/a TV program ♦ Did you see the game on TV yesterday?

lOOk2 Ф / Ink / noun

[ count ] turning your eyes toward someone or something; looking

Have a look at this article.

Do you want to take a look around?

[ count , usually singular ] trying to find someone or something

I had a look for your pen, but I couldn't find it.

[ count ] the expression on someone's face He had a worried look on his face.

ooks [ plural ] a person's appearance He has his father's good looks.

look • out / ' lukaut / noun

be on the lookout for someone or something

to pay attention in order to see, find, or avoid someone or something

loom / lum / noun

[count]

a machine that is used for making cloth by passing pieces of thread across and under other pieces loop / lup / noun [ count ] a round shape made by something like string or rope

loop • hole / ' luphoul/ noun [ count ]

a way of avoiding something because the words of a rule or law are not clear or wrong a loophole in the tax law

loose О / ius / adjective ( loos - er , loos - est )

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Remember! Don't confuse loose with lose , which is a verb: We can't lose this game.

not tied or fixed

The dog broke its chain and got loose. One of his teeth is loose.

not fitting close against your body a loose white shirt

—ANTONYM tight

► loose • ly / ' lusli / adverb

The rope was tied loosely around a tree.

loos • en / ' lusn / verb (loos - ens , loos en ing , loos ened )

to become looser or to make something looser Can you loosen this knot? It's too tight.

—ANTONYM tighten lord / lord / noun

the Lord [ singular ] ( religion ) God or Jesus Christ

[ count ] (in some countries) a man who has a high position in society

Lord Fraser

lOSe Ф /1 uz/ verb ( los - es , los - ing , lost / lost / has lost )

1 to not be able to find something

can't open the door because I lost my key.

to not have someone or something that you had before I lost my job when the factory closed.

to have less of something She's lost weight.

to lose interest in something

( sports ) to not win Our team lost the game.

los • er / ' luzar / noun [ count ]

( sports ) a person who does not win a game, race, or competition

—ANTONYM winner

( informal ) a person who is never successful

loss О / los / noun ( plural loss - es )

[ count, noncount ] losing something

Has she told the police about the loss of her car? job losses

[ count ] ( business ) how much money a business loses The company announced a loss of $5 million.

—ANTONYM profit

at a loss

If you are at a loss , you do not know what to do or say.

lost 1

form of lose

lOSt2 Ф / lost / adjective

1 If you are lost , you do not know where you are

took a wrong turn, and now I'm lost. Take this map so you don't get lost !

If something is lost , you cannot find it.

lost-and-found / |lost эп ' faund / [ singular ]

a special area where lost things are kept for the owners to collect

Look for your sweatshirt in the lost-and-found.