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was on the lookout

was on the lookout is the simple past of be on the lookout.

Meaning of be on the lookout

Verb

be on the lookout (third-person singular simple present is on the lookout, present participle being on the lookout, simple past was on the lookout, past participle been on the lookout)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, on the lookout.
    • The wanted announcement and the be on the lookout for Salerno Bondi, (BOLO) was aired on radio and television, and all points bulletins were put out for police on patrol to be on the lookout for Salerno.2015, Noel T. Skippings, Birds of Terror

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Questions about was on the lookout

What is was on the lookout the simple past of?
Was on the lookout is the simple past of be on the lookout.

Words near was on the lookout in the dictionary

  1. was on one's beanwater
  2. was on one's bullshit
  3. was on one's merry way
  4. was on someone's dick
  5. was on someone's nuts
  6. was on the lookout
  7. was on to
  8. was one's own worst enemy
  9. was oneself
  10. was onto
  11. was out for

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