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being on the lookout

being on the lookout is the present participle and gerund 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 being on the lookout

What is being on the lookout the present participle and gerund of?
Being on the lookout is the present participle and gerund of be on the lookout.

Words near being on the lookout in the dictionary

  1. being on one's beanwater
  2. being on one's bullshit
  3. being on one's merry way
  4. being on someone's dick
  5. being on someone's nuts
  6. being on the lookout
  7. being one's own worst enemy
  8. being oneself
  9. being out for
  10. being part of life's rich pageant
  11. being part of life's rich pattern

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