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looks lively

looks lively is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look lively.

Meaning of look lively

Verb

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

  1. (imperative) Synonym of look alive.
    • The train was well filled, with quite an amount of intermediate business; but station staff and passengers alike seemed ready enough to "look lively", and the result was a general "slickness" in working that augers^([sic]) well for the future.1959 June, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 408
    Synonyms:
    look alive

Questions about looks lively

What is looks lively the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Looks lively is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look lively.

Words near looks lively in the dictionary

  1. looks like something the cat brought in
  2. looks like something the cat dragged in
  3. looks like something the cat's dragged in
  4. looks like who did it and ran
  5. looks like who did it and ran away
  6. looks lively
  7. looks off
  8. looks on
  9. looks on as
  10. looks on the black side
  11. looks on the bright side

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