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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]look over (third-person singular simple present looks over, present participle looking over, simple past and past participle looked over)
- (transitive) To quickly check, to give a brief or cursory visual inspection.
- (ditransitive) To move (one's eyes) so as to inspect or take in (someone or something).
- He looked his eyes over the shabbily-dressed man.
- (transitive) To quickly read or (especially) proofread; to quickly scan text, especially while checking for errors.
- Coordinate term: read over
- (transitive) Synonym of overlook, to survey, to look at as if from on high.
- Coordinate term: look after
Quotations
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Derived terms
[edit]- lookover (noun)
Translations
[edit]to scan-read and check
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