lookout

Everyday

1. A lookout is a person who keeps watch for danger or for someone coming. tree →
2. A lookout is a high place from which you can see far, such as a tower or hilltop point. tree →
3. To be «on the lookout» for something means to watch and search for it. tree →
4. (informal, UK) "That's your lookout" means it is your problem. The two-word verb «look out!» means "Be careful!". tree →

In the lessons

In stories, a lookout often stands guard while others do something (sailors, soldiers, or naughty children). In safety, «Look out!» is a warning shout. On walks and trips, a lookout point gives a view. Phrases: «keep a lookout», «on the lookout for», «stand lookout», «lookout tower», «Look out!».

Examples

• The sailor in the crow's nest was the lookout. tree →
• Ben kept a lookout while we built the den. tree →
• We climbed to the lookout and saw the whole valley. tree →
• Be on the lookout for rabbits in the field. tree →
• "Look out! A car is coming!" tree →
• The lookout shouted when he saw land. tree →
• We're on the lookout for a cheaper bike. tree →
• I'll be on the lookout." And he was. tree →

Note

Countable noun, written as one word: «a lookout». The warning verb is two words: «Look out!». Do not mix with «outlook» (a view of the future, or someone's attitude).