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looked over

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

Meaning of look over

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
  2. (ditransitive) To move (one's eyes) so as to inspect or take in (someone or something).
    • He looked his eyes over the shabbily-dressed man.
  3. (transitive) To quickly read or (especially) proofread; to quickly scan text, especially while checking for errors.
  4. (transitive) Synonym of overlook, to survey, to look at as if from on high.
    Synonyms:
    overlook, to survey, to look at as if from on high

Questions about looked over

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

Words near looked over in the dictionary

  1. looked one's age
  2. looked one's best
  3. looked out
  4. looked out for number one
  5. looked out for someone
  6. looked over
  7. looked over one's shoulder
  8. looked past
  9. looked right through
  10. looked round
  11. looked shy

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