an object of care or concern: That's not my lookout.
tailpiece (def. 4).
Chiefly British. view; prospect; outlook: The business lookout is far from optimistic.
Origin of lookout
First recorded in 1690–1700; noun use of verb phrase look out
SYNONYMS FOR lookout
3 sentinel, sentry, patrol, guard.
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Words nearby lookout
look like death, look like something the cat dragged in, look like the cat that ate the canary, look on, look on the bright side, lookout, look out for, Lookout Mountain, look-over, look-see, look sharp
Definition for lookout (2 of 2)
Lookout
[ look-out ]
/ ˈlʊkˌaʊt /
noun
Cape,a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off E North Carolina, SW of Cape Hatteras: lighthouse.
This an exclusive community of curious people and lovers of OZY’s The Carlos Watson Show who are always on the lookout for real and meaningful conversations that inspire, teach and surprise you.
The Carlos Watson Show Ambassadors|Sandya Kola|September 28, 2020|Ozy
And, during a tough year, finding ways to turn those losses into wins is key to those advertisers on the lookout for new ways to work their dollars harder.
‘Necessary, but insufficient:’ Advertisers are starting to question the value of low exchange fees|Seb Joseph|September 23, 2020|Digiday
Some clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur experimented with archive short-form content at a time when those advertisers that were still spending were on the lookout for pre-roll video ad inventory.
‘An unprecedented period of Darwinian experimentation’: As sports return, Twitter eyes ad boost|Seb Joseph|September 18, 2020|Digiday
We will be on the lookout for any problems that prevent people from voting — such as mail ballot delivery problems, changed voting locations, long lines, registration problems, purged voter rolls, broken machines and voter intimidation.
Please Tell Us If You Have Any Trouble Voting This Year|by Rachel Glickhouse|September 8, 2020|ProPublica
Not only does this mean Lookout didn’t sacrifice much U-pick business during the initial wave of the pandemic, but it also gave Mofenson and his team a chance to reconfigure the entire operation ahead of the anticipated fall crowds.
Pick Your Poison|Nick Mancall-Bitel|September 3, 2020|Eater
In August 2010, a formal “Be on the Lookout” list was created instructing staff to flag applications of tea party groups.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: June 22|PunditFact.com|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And later it came out that the word “progressive” was also used to flag applications on another IRS “Be on the Lookout” list.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: June 22|PunditFact.com|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kyle was said to have served only as a lookout while the others jumped.
Hero or Criminal? James Brady, the WTC Ironworker Who Jumped Off the Building|Michael Daly|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sometime afterward he got in his Jeep and drove the winding road to Hanapepe lookout.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Holcomb is a leading pitchman, and is always on the lookout for talent in unexpected places.
Is It Really That Easy to be an Olympic Bobsledder?|Kevin Fixler|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet that is how he managed to live through the lonely days he spent up there in the lookout station.
The Lookout Man|B. M. Bower
After making what he considered a bad beginning politically, young Lincoln was on the lookout for a "business chance."
The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln|Wayne Whipple
Nor was my perturbation decreased by the reëntrance of the lookout some half hour after he had gone out.
More Tish|Mary Roberts Rinehart
He was always on the lookout for her as he went about the town, always vaguely expecting her as he sat in his office at night.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather
The old hermit, or some of his new friends, may be on the lookout.
Tom Fairfield in Camp|Allen Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for lookout
lookout
/ (ˈlʊkˌaʊt) /
noun
the act of keeping watch against danger, etc
a person or persons instructed or employed to keep such a watch, esp on a ship
a strategic point from which a watch is kept
informalworry or concernthat's his lookout
mainlyBritishoutlook, chances, or view
verblook out(adverb, mainly intr)
to heed one's behaviour; be carefullook out for the children's health
to be on the watchlook out for my mother at the station
(tr)to search for and findI'll look out some curtains for your new house
(foll by on or over) to face in a particular directionthe house looks out over the moor
see keep an eye out for (sharp lookout); on the lookout. Also see entries beginning with look out.
Idioms and Phrases with lookout (2 of 2)
look out
Also, watch out. Be careful, be watchful, as in Look out that you don't slip and fall on the ice, or Watch out! There's a car coming. [c. 1600] Also see look out for.