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[ verb ] be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful

Synonyms

watch_out watch

Examples

"Watch out for pickpockets!"

Used in print

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

He looked_out of the tent at the company street .

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

He looked_out through windowpanes turned a faint violet by sun and weather , looked_out at King_'s_Bridge toward Westchester .

He looked_out through windowpanes turned a faint violet by sun and weather , looked_out at King_'s_Bridge toward Westchester .

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

`` Look_out for those movers '' !

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[ verb ] to protect someone's interests

Examples

"A man's gotta look out for his family."

Related terms

protect

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