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outlook - 5 dictionary results

out⋅look

[out-look]
–noun
1. the view or prospect from a particular place.
2. mental attitude or view; point of view: one's outlook on life.
3. prospect of the future: the political outlook.
4. the place from which an observer looks out; lookout.
5. the act or state of looking out.
6. a watch kept; vigilance; lookout: a careful outlook to prevent forest fires.

Origin:
1660–70; out- + look


1, 3. scene. 2. attitude, viewpoint, position, approach.
out·look   (out'lŏŏk')   
n.  
  1. A point of view; an attitude: a positive outlook.
  2. Expectation for the future: the long-term outlook for economic growth.
    1. A place where something can be viewed.
    2. The view seen from such a place.
  3. The act of looking out.

Outlook

Out*look"\, v. t. 1. To face down; to outstare.

To outlook conquest, and to win renown. --Shak.

2. To inspect throughly; to select. [Obs.] --Cotton.

Outlook

Out"look`\, n. 1. The act of looking out; watch.

2. One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower. --Lyon Playfair.

3. The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision; prospect; sight; appearance.

Applause Which owes to man's short outlook all its charms. --Young.
Language Translation for : outlook
Spanish: vista,
German: die Aussicht,
Japanese: 見晴らし

outlook 
"mental view or survey," 1742, from out + look (v.). The meaning "prospect for the future" is attested from 1851. The literal sense of "vigilant watch, act or practice of looking out" (1815) is rare; look-out being used instead for this.
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