Phrasal Verbs with LOOK

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English	Korean	Example
look after	돌보다 / 보살피다	Can you look after my plants this week?
look ahead	앞날을 내다보다	Let's look ahead to next year's goals.
look around	둘러보다 / 구경하다	We looked around the old town all afternoon.
look at (examine)	살펴보다 / 검토하다	The doctor looked at my swollen ankle.
look away	눈길을 돌리다 / 외면하다	She looked away when he stared at her.
look back on	되돌아보다 / 회상하다	I look back on my school days fondly.
look down on	얕보다 / 무시하다	Never look down on people with less money.
look for	찾다 / 구하다	I'm looking for my missing house keys.
look forward to	고대하다 / 기대하다	We look forward to seeing you soon.
look in on	잠깐 들여다보다 / 들르다	I'll look in on Grandma on my way home.
look into	조사하다 / 알아보다	The police are looking into the theft.
look on (watch)	지켜보다 / 구경하다	A crowd looked on as the firefighters worked.
look on someone as	~를 ~로 여기다 / 간주하다	I look on her as my own sister.
look out	조심하다	Look out! There's a car coming!
look out for (protect)	챙기다 / 보살피다	Big brothers should look out for their siblings.
look out for (watch for)	~을 살피다 / 경계하다	Look out for icy patches on the road.
look out on (a view)	(창·방이) ~을 향하다	Our hotel room looks out on the beach.
look over	검토하다 / 훑어보다	Please look over my essay before I submit it.
look through (papers)	훑어보다 / 살펴보다	She looked through the report for errors.
look through someone	(아는 사람을) 못 본 척하다	He looked right through me at the party.
look to (rely on)	~에 기대다 / 의지하다	Young players look to the captain for guidance.
look up (a word)	(사전 등에서) 찾아보다	Look up new words in a dictionary.
look up (improve)	(상황이) 나아지다 / 좋아지다	Things are finally looking up for us.
look someone up (visit)	(오랜만에) 찾아가다 / 연락하다	Look me up when you visit Seoul.
look up to	존경하다 / 우러러보다	Many students look up to that teacher.
look beyond	~너머를 내다보다	Look beyond the price and consider the quality.
look past	(결점을) 눈감아 주다 / 넘어가다	She looked past his faults and married him.
look round	(영국식) 둘러보다	We looked round the museum for an hour.
look like	~처럼 보이다 / 닮다	It looks like it's going to rain.
look alike	서로 닮다 / 똑같이 생기다	The twins look exactly alike in photos.
look good on	~에게 잘 어울리다	That jacket looks really good on you.
look one's best	가장 멋져 보이다	Everyone wants to look their best at weddings.
look one's age	나이대로 보이다	My grandfather really doesn't look his age.
look the part	그 역할에 어울려 보이다	He wore a suit to look the part.
look the other way	못 본 체하다 / 눈감아 주다	The guard looked the other way for money.
look someone in the eye	눈을 똑바로 쳐다보다	Look me in the eye and say that.
look on the bright side	긍정적인 면을 보다	Look on the bright side; we still have time.
look before you leap	돌다리도 두들겨 보고 건너라	Remember to look before you leap when investing.
look high and low	샅샅이 찾다	I looked high and low for my passport.
look alive	서둘러라 / 정신 차려라	Look alive! The customers are waiting outside.
look sharp	말쑥해 보이다 / 멋져 보이다	You look sharp in that new suit.
take a look	한번 보다	Take a look at this funny video.
have a look	한번 살펴보다	Can I have a look at the menu?
get a good look at	자세히 보다	Did you get a good look at the driver?
give someone a dirty look	눈을 흘기다 / 째려보다	She gave me a dirty look for being late.
look out of place	어울리지 않아 보이다	His sneakers looked out of place at the ceremony.
look who's talking	사돈 남 말 하네	Look who's talking! You're always late too.
looks can be deceiving	겉모습은 믿을 게 못 된다	He seems harmless, but looks can be deceiving.
by the looks of it	보아하니 / 겉보기에는	By the looks of it, the meeting is cancelled.
never look back	뒤돌아보지 않다 / 승승장구하다	She started her own company and never looked back.
look daggers at	노려보다 / 쏘아보다	He looked daggers at the noisy tourists.
look over one's shoulder	늘 불안해하다 / 경계하다	Criminals spend their lives looking over their shoulders.
look at it this way	이렇게 생각해 보다	Look at it this way: we saved money.