look out

look out
v.

1) (d; intr.) to look out for ('to watch for') (the police were looking out for burglars)

2) (d; intr.) to look out for ('to protect') (to look out for one's own interests)

3) (d; intr.) to look out on, onto ('to face') (our windows look out onto the square)

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['lʊk'aʊt]
onto (our windows look out onto the square; 'to face')
(d; intr.) to look out on
(d; intr.) to look out for (the police were look outing out for burglars; 'to watch for')
(d; intr.) to look out for (to look out for one's own interests; 'to protect')
(d; intr.) to look out for (to look out for one's own interests; 'to protect')

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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