look in
Speech parts
1. look in - Noun
2. look in - Verb
Meaning
look in (third-person singular simple present looks in, present participle looking in, simple past and past participle looked in)
To visit a place or person briefly and casually.
You might look in next time you're passing by.
Synonyms: drop by, drop round
(idiomatic) A quick glance.
(idiomatic) A brief visit.
(idiomatic, UK) A chance to participate, compete, or succeed.
(American football) A quick short pass to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field.
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Examples
After drying-off, you again look in the mirror, but despite emerging from the shower clean and refreshed, you are still unable to recognize your own reflection.
After the death of a Soviet leader it was customary for his successors to open his safe and look in it.
” And so on her confident and accomplished fifth album, “Saint Cloud,” Crutchfield takes the same hard look in the mirror that she did nearly a decade ago, only this time without the murky filter of those vices.
As for her look in the shots, Haley slipped into an ensemble she rocks more often than not on her Instagram page — a bikini.
A higher price was paid for beer in the snug and nobody could look in and see the drinkers.
Are you thinking about how sweet $42 million would look in your bank account but put off by the thought of your chances depleting as ticket sales skyrocket?