Meaning & use
look at
To direct one's eyes toward someone or something, or to consider or examine a matter.
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She stopped to look at the painting for several minutes before moving on.
The board asked the committee to look at the proposal more closely before voting.
A note on using this word
Look at can mean simply to direct your eyes somewhere, or, more figuratively, to consider or evaluate something, as in 'let's look at the numbers.'
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