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is on the lookout

is on the lookout is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 is on the lookout

What is is on the lookout the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Is on the lookout is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be on the lookout.

Words near is on the lookout in the dictionary

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

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