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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
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)
- A place from which something can be viewed.
- Perched on the edge of the cliff was a hidden outlook.
- The view from such a place.
- An attitude or point of view.
- He has a positive outlook on life.
- Expectation for the future.
- The outlook for temperature rises is worrying.
Synonyms
- (place from which something can be viewed):
- (view from such a place):
- (attitude, point of view): attitude, opinion, point of view, viewpoint
- (expectation for the future): expectation, prognosis
Translations
place from which something can be viewed
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view from such a place
attitude, point of view
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expectation for the future
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Verb
outlook (third-person singular simple present outlooks, present participle outlooking, simple past and past participle outlooked)
- (transitive) To face down; to outstare.
- Shakespeare
- To outlook conquest, and to win renown.
- Shakespeare
- To inspect throughly; to select.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Cotton to this entry?)