to examine something, usually quickly
to visit a place in order to examine it
All the properties will overlook some greenery, and a number of flats look over the main house and the panoramic city skyline behind it.
An American inspection team had looked over sites in January.
But they are also looking over their shoulders at the rock-bottom Scots.
He says: 'I do look over my shoulder.
He’d been looking over the leaflets he’d picked up earlier.
I had no idea he was looking over my shoulder.
I have no one looking over my shoulder.
It takes courage to look over the edge but far more to let go of a child's hand.
It was like looking over the edge of the Shard the entire time - a deep vertigo at my very core.
Nairobi is so jumpy, the city feels like it is looking over its shoulder.
No one looked over his shoulder.
Precious'We have got to be looking over our shoulders - but we have got good enough players to get out of this.
She loved being able to say what she liked, without looking over her shoulder.
Take a look over the page for more details on what to look out for to stay safe.
The clubs around us are the ones looking over their shoulders, the ones with niggling doubts, nursing a nervous tic.
The crew had no idea they had lost the barge - until one looked over the stern.
The front of the house looks over the sloping garden and across a valley.
This time I had the correct documents so was able to move around the course without looking over my shoulder like a criminal.
We looked over the house; no Peter was there!
looks over
looking over
looked over
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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