look over

verb

looked over; looking over; looks over

transitive verb

: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way

Examples of look over in a Sentence

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Five minutes after talking with Reuters, Sleaze is outside in an alleyway near the Hope center, looking over his shoulder. Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024 Now looking over a slightly longer period, the returns for Amazon stock have been more volatile than the S&P 500 at 2% in 2021, -50% in 2022, and 81% in 2023. Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 At the time, the attorney said their paralegal looked over it and saw the payoff amount had changed as well as the payee. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024 Which suggests that what Trump 2.0 is seeking is less the representation of different factions and more just disruption of all kinds — with Elon Musk’s efficiency project looking over the shoulder of each disruptive appointee, taking notes and offering suggestions and encouragement. Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for look over 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of look over was in the 14th century

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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20over. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

look over

verb
: to inspect or examine usually in a hurried or careless way

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