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be on the lookout en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. BOLO.
    • Hoadley issued a "be on the lookout" ("BOLO"), describing the person as a tall, thin, black male, wearing light colored clothing and traveling on foot. 1988, Arrest Law Bulletin, page 106:
    • 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:
    • Examples of the types of information disseminated at roll call include known warrants, “be on the lookouts” or BOLOs, runaways, and administrative requests and communications. 2014, Kären M. Hess, Christine Hess Orthmann, Henry Lim Cho, Introduction to Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, page 131:
    • I put out a “be on the lookout” for a lady in a blue dress. 2017, Dr. Jeffrey C. Fox, The Ultimate Guide to Being a Great Police Officer:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
be-on-the-lookout alternative lexicographic
Be On the Look Out alternative lexicographic
Be On The Lookout alternative lexicographic
be on the lookouts Number=Plur lexicographic
Be On the Lookout alternative lexicographic
Be on the Lookout alternative lexicographic

be on the lookout en · VERB

Meanings

  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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
is on the lookout Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
be-on-the-lookout alternative lexicographic
was on the lookout Tense=Past lexicographic
been on the lookout Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Be on the Lookout alternative lexicographic
Be On the Lookout alternative lexicographic
being on the lookout Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Be On the Look Out alternative lexicographic
Be On The Lookout alternative lexicographic

Translations (6)

es estarse atento (Translations) · es estar pendiente (Translations) · pl rozglądać się (Translations) · es estar atento (Translations) · pl czatować (Translations) · es estarse pendiente (Translations)