look at

Verb

look at (third-person singular simple present looks at, present participle looking at, simple past and past participle looked at)

1. (transitive) To observe or watch.
   • The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick
   • Oh my good gracious me, look at that. Whoa! Quick!
     What is it?
     I can't explain it. You're just going to have to come over here and look out this window for a while.
     Whatever it is, we're not interested.
     Well. I have to say you're missing out.2006 Feb. 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4
2. (transitive) To study visually.
   • The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
3. (transitive) To consider.
   • I looked at the possibility of buying a new car, but my current one still runs great and it's paid off.
   • The rest of the topic we’ll look at next week.
4. (transitive) To face; to be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
   • He is looking at jail time.
   • Lion hunts are highly choreographed, rarefied affairs; you’re looking at $70,000 before you even load your rifle. Then there are the game fees for the bait you’ll need − a zebra, warthog and a kudu, say − and for the lion itself. All in, you’re looking at a six-figure outlay with no guarantee that...2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian