lookout

«lookout» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who keeps watch for danger or for someone coming — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a lookout, lookouts; on the lookout); verb phrase «look out» (look out, looks out, looked out)

meaning for a pupil

1) A lookout is a person who keeps watch for danger or for someone coming. tree →

2) A lookout is a high place from which you can see far, such as a tower or hilltop point. tree →

3) To be «on the lookout» for something means to watch and search for it. tree →

4) (informal, UK) "That's your lookout" means it is your problem. The two-word verb «look out!» means "Be careful!". tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a lookout often stands guard while others do something (sailors, soldiers, or naughty children). In safety, «Look out!» is a warning shout. On walks and trips, a lookout point gives a view. Phrases: «keep a lookout», «on the lookout for», «stand lookout», «lookout tower», «Look out!».

examples

• The sailor in the crow's nest was the lookout. tree →
• Ben kept a lookout while we built the den. tree →
• We climbed to the lookout and saw the whole valley. tree →
• Be on the lookout for rabbits in the field. tree →
• "Look out! A car is coming!" tree →
• The lookout shouted when he saw land. tree →
• We're on the lookout for a cheaper bike. tree →
• I'll be on the lookout." And he was. tree →

note

Countable noun, written as one word: «a lookout». The warning verb is two words: «Look out!». Do not mix with «outlook» (a view of the future, or someone's attitude).

In the corpora

• Serengeti lions rest on rocky outcrops called kopjes, which give them shade, a lookout and safe dens for cubs.
• A rabbit thumps its back foot on the ground to warn of danger, because rabbits are prey animals and always on the lookout.
• Sam was told to be the «lookout» for a street fight — and spent the whole evening feeling sick.
• A «lookout» for a fight is part of the fight; adults and police treat lookouts as joining in.
• Saying no to being a lookout and telling a trusted adult is the safe choice.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lookout» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.