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looked at

looked at is the simple past and past participle of look at.

Meaning of 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
  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.
  4. (transitive) To face; to be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
    • He is looking at jail time.

Questions about looked at

What is looked at the simple past and past participle of?
Looked at is the simple past and past participle of look at.

Words near looked at in the dictionary

  1. looked alike
  2. looked alive
  3. looked around
  4. looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards
  5. looked as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
  6. looked at
  7. looked at oneself in the mirror
  8. looked away
  9. looked back
  10. looked before one leaped
  11. looked before one leapt

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