outlook
noun /ˈaʊtlʊk/
/ˈaʊtlʊk/
[usually singular]- the attitude to life and the world of a particular person, group or culture
- Travel broadens your outlook.
- a/an positive/optimistic outlook
- a bleak/gloomy/pessimistic outlook
- outlook on something He had a practical outlook on life.
- in outlook Most Western societies are liberal in outlook.
Extra Examples- Losing his job changed his whole outlook on life.
- She is rather cautious in outlook.
- people of widely differing religious outlooks
- Their interests and outlooks vary enormously.
- We need to be sensitive to other people's values and outlook.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- optimistic
- positive
- rosy
- …
- have
- give somebody
- change
- …
- in outlook
- of (a)… outlook
- outlook on
- …
- the likely future for somebody/something; what is likely to happen synonym prospect
- the country’s economic outlook
- outlook for something The outlook for jobs is bleak.
- The outlook (= the probable weather) for the weekend is dry and sunny.
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1- The drug improves the long-term outlook of migraine sufferers.
- The outlook for people on a state pension is grim.
- a brighter outlook for the economy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- good
- bleak
- …
- improve
- worsen
- outlook for
- (formal) a view from a particular place
- The house has a pleasant outlook over the valley.