look over
See also: lookover
English edit
Verb edit
look over (third-person singular simple present looks over, present participle looking over, simple past and past participle looked over)
- (transitive) To quickly check, to give a brief or cursory visual inspection.
- (transitive) To quickly read or (especially) proofread; to quickly scan text, especially while checking for errors.
- Coordinate term: read over
- (transitive) Synonym of overlook, to survey, to look at as if from on high.
- Coordinate term: look after
Quotations edit
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Derived terms edit
- lookover (noun)
Translations edit
to scan-read and check
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