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Webster 1913 Edition


Outlook

Out-look′

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To face down; to outstare.
To
outlook
conquest, and to win renown.
Shakespeare
2.
To inspect throughly; to select.
[Obs.]
Cotton.

Out′lookˊ

,
Noun.
1.
The act of looking out; watch.
2.
One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower.
Lyon Playfair.
3.
The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision; sight; appearance.
Applause
Which owes to man’s short
outlook
all its charms.
Young.

Webster 1828 Edition


Outlook

OUTLOOK'

, v.t.
1.
To face down; to browbeat.
2.
To select. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


outlook

outlook

English

Noun

outlook (plural outlooks)

  1. A place from which something can be viewed.
    Perched on the edge of the cliff was a hidden outlook.
  2. The view from such a place.
  3. An attitude or point of view.
    He has a positive outlook on life.
  4. Expectation for the future.
    The outlook for temperature rises is worrying.

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Verb

outlook (third-person singular simple present outlooks, present participle outlooking, simple past and past participle outlooked)

  1. (transitive) To face down; to outstare.
    • Shakespeare
      To outlook conquest, and to win renown.
  2. To inspect throughly; to select.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Cotton to this entry?)

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