# look out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
2. To find by looking: to hunt out.
3. To be facing.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, out.
5. Ellipsis of look out for (someone)
6. To be supportive or protective of someone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/look-out