Look at meaning in English
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Definition
to look at (something): to watch, to view, to stare at; to consider, to review (something)
Could you take a look at my report when you get a chance?
I've never looked at it from that point of view.
Examples
- "Warbuckle : Well well well, Philip, look at the two of us: a couple of sad and lonely workaholics stuck at the office on New Year's Eve!"
- "Let's check in with Moira for a quick look at today's headlines."
- "I don't need to look at the market research."
- "Look at me... crying like a little Brian Jones!"
- "She comes to work late, and she looks - look at me Doris - dirty and a little bit overweight."
- "Look at my teeth, they're white and clean!"
- "I've looked at your Medical History questionnaire and I'm afraid you won't be able to give blood today."
- "You know how it works: we'll look at how your Delavigne products have been selling this quarter, what you'd like to order more of, what you've still got in stock, etc."
- "Brian : Look at that!"
- "Bruno : So Horatio, let's have look at this "copycat" product that's got Hannah so worried."
- "Susie : And what sort of time-scale would we be looking at?"
- "Bruno : Oh hey, look at this one."
- "Samantha : Well then, let's look at your life little Miss perfect."
- "Edward : Look at your hands, they're such useful tools."
- "I'm just going to look at something on the Internet."
- "I've come to look at the room."
- "It seems that not everyone likes to look at Ivana Bümbüm's bümbüms. We're going to have to act."
- "Icarus : He was with me in my office, we were looking at videos of baby pandas."
- "Ooh, look at me, I'm a cute little doggy!"
Exercise 1
Choose the correct term for each of the following sentences.
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I the matter of her divorce." "I'm buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you with the latest gossip?"
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I the matter of her divorce." "I'm buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you with the latest gossip?"
Choose the correct term for each of the following sentences.
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I bring up 1 the matter of her divorce." "I'm looking at 2 buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you fill me in 3 with the latest gossip?"
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I bring up 1 the matter of her divorce." "I'm looking at 2 buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you fill me in 3 with the latest gossip?"
1 bring up: This is the correct choice. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it. Example: "My cousin brought up an unpleasant topic during the family dinner." Bruno says that it is "definitely worth bringing this up at the next board meeting", meaning that he wants to raise this topic at the next board meeting.
1 fill in: This choice is incorrect. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with certain information.
1 look at: This choice is inappropriate. "To look at (a problem)" is to consider or study it. The first clause of this sentence ("my mother tells me to be quiet") indicates that the correct term must carry the meaning of "vocalising" or "speaking about" the matter of her divorce.
2 looking at: This is the correct choice. "To look at (doing something)" is to consider doing it. Example: "He looked at buying a scooter, before deciding a motorcycle was safer." Glenn Thompson says "Bruno is looking at opening a new office for his company."
2 bringing up: This choice is incorrect. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it.
2 filling in: This choice is incorrect. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with certain information.
3 fill me in: This is the correct choice. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with information about a certain subject. Example: "Philip asked Hannah to fill him in with details of the last sales meeting." Glenn Thompson says "So Scott, let me just fill you in", meaning that he will update Scott with the necessary information.
3 bring me up: This choice is incorrect. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it. Note that "to bring (someone) up to speed" is to update them.
3 look me at: This choice is grammatically incorrect. "To look at (someone)" is to examine or view them.
Exercise 2
Choose the correct term for each of the following sentences.
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I the matter of her divorce." "I'm buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you with the latest gossip?"
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I the matter of her divorce." "I'm buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you with the latest gossip?"
Choose the correct term for each of the following sentences.
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I bring up 1 the matter of her divorce." "I'm looking at 2 buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you fill me in 3 with the latest gossip?"
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I bring up 1 the matter of her divorce." "I'm looking at 2 buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you fill me in 3 with the latest gossip?"
1 bring up: This is the correct choice. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it. Example: "My cousin brought up an unpleasant topic during the family dinner." Bruno says that it is "definitely worth bringing this up at the next board meeting", meaning that he wants to raise this topic at the next board meeting.
1 fill in: This choice is incorrect. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with certain information.
1 look at: This choice is inappropriate. "To look at (a problem)" is to consider or study it. The first clause of this sentence ("my mother tells me to be quiet") indicates that the correct term must carry the meaning of "vocalising" or "speaking about" the matter of her divorce.
2 looking at: This is the correct choice. "To look at (doing something)" is to consider doing it. Example: "He looked at buying a scooter, before deciding a motorcycle was safer." Glenn Thompson says "Bruno is looking at opening a new office for his company."
2 bringing up: This choice is incorrect. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it.
2 filling in: This choice is incorrect. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with certain information.
3 fill me in: This is the correct choice. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with information about a certain subject. Example: "Philip asked Hannah to fill him in with details of the last sales meeting." Glenn Thompson says "So Scott, let me just fill you in", meaning that he will update Scott with the necessary information.
3 bring me up: This choice is incorrect. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it. Note that "to bring (someone) up to speed" is to update them.
3 look me at: This choice is grammatically incorrect. "To look at (someone)" is to examine or view them.
Exercise 3
Steffi says "I am calling regarding our meeting at 4PM".
She could also have said: "I am calling our meeting at 4PM".
She could also have said: "I am calling our meeting at 4PM".
Steffi says "I am calling regarding our meeting at 4PM".
She could also have said: "I am calling about our meeting at 4PM".
She could also have said: "I am calling about our meeting at 4PM".
about: "About" is the correct choice here. In this context, "about" and "regarding" share a similar meaning. Another example: "I am writing about/regarding your recent article in The Sunday Roast".
looking at: To "look at" something is to focus your eyes on it, or "watch" it. "Looking at" does not share a similar meaning with "regarding".
to: The term "to" does not make sense here. We "call someone on the phone"; we do not "call to someone on the phone".
around: The term "around" does not make sense here. We say "around 5PM" to mean "at approximately 5PM". We cannot "call around a meeting".
Exercise 4
Choose the correct term for each of the following sentences.
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I the matter of her divorce." "I'm buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you with the latest gossip?"
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I the matter of her divorce." "I'm buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you with the latest gossip?"
Choose the correct term for each of the following sentences.
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I bring up 1 the matter of her divorce." "I'm looking at 2 buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you fill me in 3 with the latest gossip?"
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I bring up 1 the matter of her divorce." "I'm looking at 2 buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you fill me in 3 with the latest gossip?"
1 bring up: This is the correct choice. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it. Example: "My cousin brought up an unpleasant topic during the family dinner." Bruno says that it is "definitely worth bringing this up at the next board meeting", meaning that he wants to raise this topic at the next board meeting.
1 fill in: This choice is incorrect. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with certain information.
1 look at: This choice is inappropriate. "To look at (a problem)" is to consider or study it. The first clause of this sentence ("my mother tells me to be quiet") indicates that the correct term must carry the meaning of "vocalising" or "speaking about" the matter of her divorce.
2 looking at: This is the correct choice. "To look at (doing something)" is to consider doing it. Example: "He looked at buying a scooter, before deciding a motorcycle was safer." Glenn Thompson says "Bruno is looking at opening a new office for his company."
2 bringing up: This choice is incorrect. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it.
2 filling in: This choice is incorrect. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with certain information.
3 fill me in: This is the correct choice. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with information about a certain subject. Example: "Philip asked Hannah to fill him in with details of the last sales meeting." Glenn Thompson says "So Scott, let me just fill you in", meaning that he will update Scott with the necessary information.
3 bring me up: This choice is incorrect. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it. Note that "to bring (someone) up to speed" is to update them.
3 look me at: This choice is grammatically incorrect. "To look at (someone)" is to examine or view them.
Exercise 5
Choose the correct term for each of the following sentences.
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I the matter of her divorce." "I'm buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you with the latest gossip?"
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I the matter of her divorce." "I'm buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you with the latest gossip?"
Choose the correct term for each of the following sentences.
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I bring up 1 the matter of her divorce." "I'm looking at 2 buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you fill me in 3 with the latest gossip?"
"My mother tells me to be quiet when I bring up 1 the matter of her divorce." "I'm looking at 2 buying shares in Microtosh, but I haven't made a decision yet." "I'm new here, can you fill me in 3 with the latest gossip?"
1 bring up: This is the correct choice. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it. Example: "My cousin brought up an unpleasant topic during the family dinner." Bruno says that it is "definitely worth bringing this up at the next board meeting", meaning that he wants to raise this topic at the next board meeting.
1 fill in: This choice is incorrect. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with certain information.
1 look at: This choice is inappropriate. "To look at (a problem)" is to consider or study it. The first clause of this sentence ("my mother tells me to be quiet") indicates that the correct term must carry the meaning of "vocalising" or "speaking about" the matter of her divorce.
2 looking at: This is the correct choice. "To look at (doing something)" is to consider doing it. Example: "He looked at buying a scooter, before deciding a motorcycle was safer." Glenn Thompson says "Bruno is looking at opening a new office for his company."
2 bringing up: This choice is incorrect. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it.
2 filling in: This choice is incorrect. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with certain information.
3 fill me in: This is the correct choice. "To fill (someone) in" is to provide them with information about a certain subject. Example: "Philip asked Hannah to fill him in with details of the last sales meeting." Glenn Thompson says "So Scott, let me just fill you in", meaning that he will update Scott with the necessary information.
3 bring me up: This choice is incorrect. "To bring (a point) up" is to mention or begin discussing it. Note that "to bring (someone) up to speed" is to update them.
3 look me at: This choice is grammatically incorrect. "To look at (someone)" is to examine or view them.
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