Look over definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Look over definition: If you look something over , you examine it quite quickly in order to get a general idea... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'lookover'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× lookover phrasalverb Ifyoulooksomethingover,youexamineitquitequicklyinordertogetageneralideaofwhatitislike. Theypresentedtheirdrafttothepresident,wholookeditover,noddedandsigned it.[VERBnounPARTICLE] Hecouldhavelookedoverthepapersinlessthantenminutes.[VERBPARTICLEnoun] SeefulldictionaryentryforlookCollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'lookover' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'architecture' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency lookoverinBritishEnglish verb1. (intr,preposition) toinspectbymakingatourof(afactory,house,etc) welookedoverthecountryhouse 2. (tr,adverb) toexamine(adocument,letter,etc) pleaselookthepapersoverquickly nounlookover3. aninspection:often,specifically,abrieforcursoryone CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency lookoverinAmericanEnglish toexamine;inspect SeefulldictionaryentryforlookWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency lookoverinAmericanEnglish toexamine,esp.briefly WillyoupleaselookovermyreportbeforeIsubmitit? SeefulldictionaryentryforlookMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd WordFrequency look-overinAmericanEnglish (ˈlukˌouvər) noun abrieforsuperficialexaminationorreading Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1905–10;n.useofv.phraselookover] Examplesof'lookover'inasentence lookover TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Helooksoverashecrossesthelineandthemovementslowshimdown.TheGuardian(2016)Itwasamatchbetweentwoteamslackingformandlookingovertheirshoulders.TheGuardian(2018)Canthehomesidedeliverwiththerestoftheworldlookingovertheirshoulders?TheGuardian(2015)Youmaynoticegovernmentsenatorslookingovertheirvotingsheets.TheGuardian(2018)Whyishelookingoverthere?TheGuardian(2017)Thecrewhadnoideatheyhadlostthebarge-untilonelookedoverthestern.TheSun(2009)Allthepropertieswilloverlooksomegreenery,andanumberofflatslookoverthemainhouseandthepanoramiccityskylinebehindit.Times,SundayTimes(2007)ThistimeIhadthecorrectdocumentssowasabletomovearoundthecoursewithoutlookingovermyshoulderlikeacriminal.FrankieDettoriwithJonathanPowellFRANKIE:TheAutobiographyofFrankieDettori(2004)Theclubsaroundusaretheoneslookingovertheirshoulders,theoneswithnigglingdoubts,nursinganervoustic.TheSun(2010)Precious'Wehavegottobelookingoverourshoulders-butwehavegotgoodenoughplayerstogetoutofthis.TheSun(2014) Trendsof lookover Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically lookover lookout lookoutfor lookoutfornumberone/lookafternumberone lookover lookoverone'sshoulder lookround looksbupanddown AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'L' Relatedtermsof lookover lookoverone'sshoulder tolooklikedeathwarmedover looklikedeathwarmedover Source DefinitionoflookoverfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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