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been on the lookout

been on the lookout is the past participle of be on the lookout.

Meaning of be on the lookout

Verb

be on the lookout (third-person singular simple present is on the lookout, present participle being on the lookout, simple past was on the lookout, past participle been on the lookout)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, on the lookout.
    • The wanted announcement and the be on the lookout for Salerno Bondi, (BOLO) was aired on radio and television, and all points bulletins were put out for police on patrol to be on the lookout for Salerno.2015, Noel T. Skippings, Birds of Terror

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Questions about been on the lookout

What is been on the lookout the past participle of?
Been on the lookout is the past participle of be on the lookout.

Words near been on the lookout in the dictionary

  1. been on one's beanwater
  2. been on one's bullshit
  3. been on one's merry way
  4. been on someone's dick
  5. been on someone's nuts
  6. been on the lookout
  7. been on the scout
  8. been on to
  9. been one's own worst enemy
  10. been oneself
  11. been onto

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