From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlook something ↔ out phrasal verbLOOK FORto search for and find a particular thing among your possessions I’ll look out some of my old books for you. → look→ See Verb table
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look out• Pick, squeeze seeds and pulp into a container and leave, adding water if it looks like drying out.• She gave Elmer a sympathetic look and went out.• But there was a figure at the window, looking silently out at the opaque sky.• He looked cautiously out from among the beans and then darted into the hedgerow.• It's widely known - because the unions have publicized it - that the Department is looking at bailing out Huerter Textiles.• Opposite him was a man who looked rather out of place.• If Joe is with me, I turn away and look silently out the window until I manage to control myself.• It has taken her a long time to learn the plays, and she still looks uncomfortable out there.look out!look out!WARNused to warn someone that they are in danger SYN watch out Look out! There’s a car coming. → lookExamples from the Corpus
look out!• Look out! You almost hit that cat! 