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belook en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English beloken, biloken, equivalent to be- + look.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To look about or around; look over or across; look after; give a look to; look at.
    • And I betook him to where the body was laid. Much blood was thereon. For we had slaughtered two chickens to endecorate it. Massoud was not fair to behold, there in the dimness. Yes, he belooked him horribly pitiful as he belay himself there [...] 1925, Albert Payson Terhune, Najib:
    • It could be a loose clamp on the car, but not sure where i need to be belooking. 2012, leak somewhere - PT Cruiser Forum
    • Jason MacDonald is belooking to continue his streak following an impressive victory overJason Lambert at UFC 88. 2008, UFC announces two fights for The Ultimate Fighter 8 finale
    • They sighed and answered, "O our brother, some one must have belooked us with the evil eye and there is no security in travel. 1884, John Payne, Leonard C. Smithers, Thomas-Simon Gueullette, Oriental Tales:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
belooks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
belooked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
belooked Tense=Past lexicographic
belooking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic