--- title: L — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 29 description: The 644 words of the English dictionary under L, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/29/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / L # L — The English dictionary · page 29 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* In the UK and Ireland, a lolly is an ice lolly (frozen juice on a stick) or a lollipop (a hard sweet on a stick).[↗](../../lolly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In Australia and New Zealand, a lolly is any sweet or candy.[↗](../../lolly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In British slang, lolly means money.[↗](../../lolly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was so hot we bought ice lollies.[↗](../../lolly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dentist gave me a sugar-free lolly.[↗](../../lolly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Australia, lollies means sweets.[↗](../../lolly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We each got a lolly bag at the party.[↗](../../lolly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Save the lolly sticks for our craft project.[↗](../../lolly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lollipop lady helped us cross the road.[↗](../../lolly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My ice lolly melted down my arm.[↗](../../lolly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't eat too many lollies — they're bad for your teeth.[↗](../../lolly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **londoner** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A Londoner is a person who lives in or comes from London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.[↗](../../londoner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My cousin is a true Londoner.[↗](../../londoner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Londoners often travel on the Tube.[↗](../../londoner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Londoner gave us directions to Big Ben.[↗](../../londoner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Londoners cycle to work.[↗](../../londoner/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She became a Londoner when she moved there for university.[↗](../../londoner/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Londoners were surprised by the snow.[↗](../../londoner/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lone** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lone means alone, the only one there, with no others.[↗](../../lone/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A lone parent brings up a child alone.[↗](../../lone/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «A lone wolf» is a person who likes to do things alone.[↗](../../lone/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In the phrase 'let alone', lone is a short form of alone, meaning not to mention.[↗](../../lone/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A lone bird sat on the fence.[↗](../../lone/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lone apple left on the tree fell.[↗](../../lone/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Then 5 more birds joined the lone bird.[↗](../../lone/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A lone tree stood on the hill.[↗](../../lone/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lone rider crossed the desert.[↗](../../lone/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He is a bit of a lone wolf and likes to work alone.[↗](../../lone/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A lone light shone in the window.[↗](../../lone/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She was the lone girl on the football team.[↗](../../lone/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **loneliness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Loneliness is the sad feeling you have when you are alone or feel that nobody cares about you or understands you.[↗](../../loneliness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Loneliness can also mean being in a place far from other people.[↗](../../loneliness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After moving to a new school, Sam felt great loneliness.[↗](../../loneliness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Loneliness can make people feel sad and tired.[↗](../../loneliness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Visiting older neighbours helps with their loneliness.[↗](../../loneliness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You can feel loneliness even in a busy playground.[↗](../../loneliness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lighthouse keeper got used to the loneliness of the island.[↗](../../loneliness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Inviting someone to play can end their loneliness.[↗](../../loneliness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The story was about a robot's loneliness.[↗](../../loneliness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If loneliness makes you very sad, tell a trusted adult.[↗](../../loneliness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **lonely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lonely means feeling sad because you are alone or have no friends to be with.[↗](../../lonely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lonely describes a place that is far from people and has few visitors.[↗](../../lonely/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I felt lonely when my best friend moved away.[↗](../../lonely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If someone looks lonely, ask them to play.[↗](../../lonely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old lighthouse keeper lived a lonely life.[↗](../../lonely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a long, lonely road through the desert.[↗](../../lonely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · New pupils can feel lonely at first.[↗](../../lonely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lonely dog howled while its owners were at work.[↗](../../lonely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking to someone can help when you're lonely.[↗](../../lonely/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma is less lonely now that she has a cat.[↗](../../lonely/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It is really terribly lonely here!”[↗](../../lonely/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **lonesome** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Sad because you are alone and have no friends or company; lonely.[↗](../../lonesome/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Far from other people; empty and quiet, as in a lonesome road.[↗](../../lonesome/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The puppy felt lonesome without its brothers and sisters.[↗](../../lonesome/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cowboy sang a lonesome song by the fire.[↗](../../lonesome/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A lonesome road led across the desert.[↗](../../lonesome/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa gets lonesome since Grandma died.[↗](../../lonesome/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «What are you doing here on your lonesome?» asked Nan.[↗](../../lonesome/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lonesome wolf howled at the moon.[↗](../../lonesome/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If a friend seems lonesome, ask them to play.[↗](../../lonesome/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He feel mighty lonesome, en he feel mighty mad, Brer Rabbit did.[↗](../../lonesome/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **long** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Long tells how much length something has from one end to the other: «14 metres long».[↗](../../long/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Long means having a big length: «long hair», «a long river».[↗](../../long/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Long means lasting a big amount of time: «a long film».[↗](../../long/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To long for something is to want it very much.[↗](../../long/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «So long» means goodbye; «long time no see» means it's been ages; «long story short» means I'll skip the details.[↗](../../long/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «Long» can mean boring or a lot of effort (UK slang): «homework's long», «that's long, man».[↗](../../long/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (rude) «Why the long face?» asks why you look sad; «take a long walk off a short pier» means go away.[↗](../../long/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (formal) Exams say «in length», «of a length of», «the duration», «longitudinal», «elongated» and «prolonged».[↗](../../long/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The red ribbon is 14 metres long.[↗](../../long/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") How long is the rope now?[↗](../../long/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The film is 2 hours long.[↗](../../long/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How long is the pencil?[↗](../../long/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Nile is a very long river.[↗](../../long/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · How long did it take you to walk home?[↗](../../long/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You can play outside as long as you stay in the garden.[↗](../../long/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She longed for a puppy.[↗](../../long/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · bus at 8:40, it's 8:25 now, how long?[↗](../../long/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Long story short, he ate 3 of the 5 pies.[↗](../../long/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Ugh, this homework's long, 20 sums\![↗](../../long/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · A conduit of a length of 14 metres is reduced by 5 metres.[↗](../../long/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") State the residual length.[↗](../../long/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Why the long face?[↗](../../long/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") Did you lose the match?[↗](../../long/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Where have you been so long?[↗](../../long/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long?[↗](../../long/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.24.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../long/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Ye have compassed this mountain long enough; turn you northward.[↗](../../long/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.2.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../long/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · 'How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, that keep murmuring against Me?[↗](../../long/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.14.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../long/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Lord, how long wilt Thou look on?[↗](../../long/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.35.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../long/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?[↗](../../long/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.6.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../long/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · How long will ye lay snares for words?[↗](../../long/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.18.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../long/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **longbow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large bow, about as tall as a man, made of one piece of wood (often yew), used for shooting arrows.[↗](../../longbow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history) The famous weapon of English and Welsh archers in the Middle Ages.[↗](../../longbow/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Robin Hood was a great shot with the longbow.[↗](../../longbow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · English longbows were made from yew wood.[↗](../../longbow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The archers drew their longbows and fired.[↗](../../longbow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · At Agincourt, longbowmen helped win the battle.[↗](../../longbow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A longbow can shoot an arrow over 200 metres.[↗](../../longbow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Medieval boys had to practise with the longbow every Sunday.[↗](../../longbow/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The longbow is taller than most people.[↗](../../longbow/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · First came a whole troop of drummers, beating their drums very cleverly; they were followed by life-guards, with longbows and crossbows.[↗](../../longbow/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **longer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Longer means having more length than something else.[↗](../../longer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Longer means lasting more time: «Stay a bit longer».[↗](../../longer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* No longer means not any more: «He no longer lives here».[↗](../../longer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The blue ribbon is 3 metres longer.[↗](../../longer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rope is 5 metres longer than the string.[↗](../../longer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Which ribbon is longer?[↗](../../longer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Days are longer in summer than in winter.[↗](../../longer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Can we stay a little longer at the park?[↗](../../longer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My hair is longer than my sister's.[↗](../../longer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop no longer sells comics.[↗](../../longer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A giraffe's neck is longer than a horse's.[↗](../../longer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I can bear it no longer!”[↗](../../longer/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Entreat the LORD, and let there be enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.'[↗](../../longer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.9.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../longer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink.[↗](../../longer/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.2.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../longer/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.[↗](../../longer/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.11.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../longer/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And the priests consented that they should take no longer money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.[↗](../../longer/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.12.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../longer/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.[↗](../../longer/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.20.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../longer/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **longest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Longest means more long than all the others, from one end to the other.[↗](../../longest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Longest also means lasting the most time.[↗](../../longest/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Which ribbon is the longest?[↗](../../longest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The longest river is 600 km.[↗](../../longest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The longest wait was 20 minutes.[↗](../../longest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Find the longest side of the triangle.[↗](../../longest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Nile is often called the longest river in the world.[↗](../../longest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The longest day of the year is in summer.[↗](../../longest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her jump was the longest, so she won.[↗](../../longest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Which word in this sentence is the longest?[↗](../../longest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The black dress suited mamma very well, and she wore mourning the longest.[↗](../../longest/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And now that thou art surely gone, because thou sore longest after thy father's house, wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?'[↗](../../longest/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../longest/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **longevity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Longevity means living a long life: «Tortoises are famous for their longevity».[↗](../../longevity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Longevity can also mean lasting for a long time, like the longevity of a building or a TV show.[↗](../../longevity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Giant tortoises are known for their longevity.[↗](../../longevity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Exercise and good food can help longevity.[↗](../../longevity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The longevity of the old bridge surprised the engineers.[↗](../../longevity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some trees have amazing longevity and live thousands of years.[↗](../../longevity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Japan is famous for the longevity of its people.[↗](../../longevity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The singer's longevity is impressive; she has performed for decades.[↗](../../longevity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the secret of longevity?[↗](../../longevity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") Grandma says porridge.[↗](../../longevity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Greenland sharks hold a record for longevity.[↗](../../longevity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **longing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A longing is a strong wish for something you want very much.[↗](../../longing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She had a longing for the sea.[↗](../../longing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His longing for home grew each day.[↗](../../longing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I felt a longing to see my friends.[↗](../../longing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto Thine ordinances at all times.[↗](../../longing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../longing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · For He hath satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good.[↗](../../longing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.107.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../longing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And the soul of king David failed with longing for Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.[↗](../../longing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.13.39, JPS 1917)[↗](../../longing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **longingly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that shows you want something very much, often something you cannot have.[↗](../../longingly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The puppy looked longingly at the sausages.[↗](../../longingly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice gazed longingly at the garden through the little door.[↗](../../longingly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She stared longingly at the bike in the shop window.[↗](../../longingly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mole sniffed the air longingly as he remembered his home.[↗](../../longingly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He looked longingly out of the window at the snow.[↗](../../longingly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rat listened longingly to the Sea Rat's tales.[↗](../../longingly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The grapes seemed ready to burst with juice, and the Fox's mouth watered as he gazed longingly at them.[↗](../../longingly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **longitude** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (geography) The distance east or west of an imaginary line through Greenwich, London, measured in degrees from 0° to 180°.[↗](../../longitude/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lines of longitude: imaginary lines on a map or globe going from the North Pole to the South Pole.[↗](../../longitude/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lines of longitude run from pole to pole.[↗](../../longitude/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Greenwich is at 0° longitude.[↗](../../longitude/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Find the latitude and longitude of your town.[↗](../../longitude/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · London and Accra are at almost the same longitude.[↗](../../longitude/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sailors used clocks to work out longitude at sea.[↗](../../longitude/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each 15° of longitude is about one hour's time difference.[↗](../../longitude/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **longlegs** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Usually part of «daddy longlegs»: a name for long-legged creatures.[↗](../../longlegs/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") In the UK, Ireland and Australia it often means the crane fly; in the USA and Canada usually a harvestman (a spider-like creature) or a cellar spider.[↗](../../longlegs/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A tall person with long legs, as a nickname.[↗](../../longlegs/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A daddy longlegs flew in through the window.[↗](../../longlegs/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Crane flies are called daddy longlegs in Britain.[↗](../../longlegs/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In America, a daddy longlegs is often a harvestman.[↗](../../longlegs/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Daddy longlegs can't hurt you.[↗](../../longlegs/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Hey, Longlegs!» his friends called the tall boy.[↗](../../longlegs/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **longship** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, narrow wooden ship with oars and a square sail, used by the Vikings for raiding, trading and exploring.[↗](../../longship/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Vikings sailed to Britain in longships.[↗](../../longship/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A longship had a dragon's head carved at the front.[↗](../../longship/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rowers sat on chests along the sides of the longship.[↗](../../longship/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Longships could sail up shallow rivers.[↗](../../longship/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a model longship in class.[↗](../../longship/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some Vikings were buried in their longships.[↗](../../longship/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **loo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) The loo is the toilet, or the room with the toilet.[↗](../../loo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* May I go to the loo, please?[↗](../../loo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The loo is at the end of the hall.[↗](../../loo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We ran out of loo roll.[↗](../../loo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands after using the loo.[↗](../../loo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There's a long queue for the ladies' loo.[↗](../../loo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's have a loo break before the long drive.[↗](../../loo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The camping site has two loos for 30 tents.[↗](../../loo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "I need the loo!" said Tom in the middle of the film.[↗](../../loo/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **look** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To look is to turn your eyes to see something: look at the board.[↗](../../look/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To look is to seem.[↗](../../look/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* You look happy.[↗](../../look/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To look for something is to try to find it.[↗](../../look/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To look after someone is to take care of them.[↗](../../look/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A look is the act of looking: take a look.[↗](../../look/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Not quite.[↗](../../look/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") Look at the word «lost»: it tells us to subtract.[↗](../../look/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Look at the word «each».[↗](../../look/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Look at the picture and count the birds.[↗](../../look/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Look both ways before you cross.[↗](../../look/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · You look tired today.[↗](../../look/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm looking for my keys.[↗](../../look/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you look after my hamster?[↗](../../look/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Look out\![↗](../../look/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") A car is coming.[↗](../../look/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Take a look at this shell.[↗](../../look/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He stooped to look at it.[↗](../../look/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Joseph was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon.[↗](../../look/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.39.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../look/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.[↗](../../look/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.19.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../look/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Leah's eyes were weak; but Rachel was of beautiful form and fair to look upon.[↗](../../look/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.29.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../look/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Lord, how long wilt Thou look on?[↗](../../look/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.35.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../look/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Till the LORD look forth, and behold from heaven.[↗](../../look/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.3.50, JPS 1917)[↗](../../look/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off.[↗](../../look/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.36.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../look/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) … [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/28/) 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