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looked the part

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

Meaning of look the part

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To appear suitable for a particular kind of work, position or role.
    • If you want to be a successful business person, you have to look the part.

Questions about looked the part

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

Words near looked the part in the dictionary

  1. looked right through
  2. looked round
  3. looked shy
  4. looked snappy
  5. looked the other way
  6. looked the part
  7. looked through
  8. looked to
  9. looked under rocks
  10. looked up
  11. looked up and down

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