lookout
pronunciation
How to pronounce lookout in British English:
UK [ˈlʊkaʊt]
How to pronounce lookout in American English:
US [ˈlʊkˌaʊt]
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- Noun:
- a person employed to watch for something to happen
- an elevated post affording a wide view
- a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
- the act of looking out
Word Origin
- lookout (n.)
- also look-out, "person who stands watch or acts as a scout," 1690s, from look + out. Verbal phrase look out "be on the watch" attested from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. The belief that you need to be on this constant lookout for information is just not true .
- 2. It is also on the lookout for takeover targets , probably in america .
- 3. Progress across open ground is slow and fraught with danger as predators are on the lookout for easy pickings .
- 4. Other miners also regaining decent financial health are on the lookout for the big deals that bring scale and greater diversification .
- 5. A major concern is that over-reliance on bt could lead to resistance developing to this pesticide and researchers are on the lookout for alternatives .