Commentary: Includes: LOOK AROUND, LOOK AT, LOOK AWAY, LOOK BACK; LOOK BACKWARD; LOOK FOR; LOOK INT0; LOOK ON; LOOK OUT; LOOK UP; LOOK UPON Syntax Is: NP1[agent[animate]] LOOK (PP)
NOTE: compare carefully to sense 3; in this sense, the "looker" is always animate
Examples:
Look - the moon is rising.
She looks at her life differently now.
The dog looked at the cat sitting on the fence.
I've been looking everywhere for my cell phone.
If you look for faults you will find them.
They are looking for volunteers.
You dont think a woman can lead a country? Look at Margaret Thatcher!
He looked back on his accomplishments with pride.
We should look into these allegations to see if they are true.
She looked on this affair as a joke.
They looked on as the dictator was hanged.
Look out for pickpockets.
Would you look up his phone number for me?
He looked upon her as the best in the field.
Mappings:
VerbNet: peer-30.3,rummage-35.5,stimulus_subject-30.4
FrameNet: Seeking,Perception_active,Scrutiny
PropBank: look.01,look.05,look.06
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
look_backward 1
look_into 1, 2
look_upon 1
look_at 1, 2
look_out 1
look_for 1
look_around 1
look_on 1, 2
look_up 1
look_away 1
look_back 1, 2
Commentary: Includes: LOOK LIKE Syntax Is: NP1[topic] LOOK (ADVP) (PP{to NP[perceiver]
Examples:
These numbers look fishy to me.
That baby looks so adorable.
She looked her devotion to me.
This car doesn't look ten years old.
She looks like a clown.
It looks like the school board takes that very seriously.
Mappings:
VerbNet: stimulus_subject-30.4
FrameNet: Appearance
PropBank: look.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 7, 9
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
look_like 1
Commentary: Includes: LOOK ACROSS; LOOK OUT ON; LOOK OUT OVER Syntax Is: NP1[theme[inanimate[concrete]]] LOOK PP{P NP[location]}
NOTE: compare carefully to sense 1; the thing "looking out" is always inanimate.
Examples:
His living room looks west over the Pacific.
Those mountains are looking more to the south.
My hotel room looked into a central courtyard.
The solarium looks across the lawn.
Your room looks out on the pond.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
look_out_over 1
look_out_on 1
look_across 1
Commentary: Includes: LOOK AFTER; LOOK OUT Syntax Is: NP1[agent] LOOK (PP)
Examples:
Will you look after these details for me?
Let's look into getting our hotel booked soon.
He's looking after her pets next week.
She looks out for her family.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: look.07
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
look_after 1
look_out 2
Commentary: Includes: LOOK FOR; LOOK FORWARD; LOOK TO Syntax Is: NP1[experiencer] LOOK PP
Examples:
They are looking for a break in the weather to start the trip.
She has been looking to this promotion for a long time.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: look.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
look_to 1
look_for 2
look_forward 1
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[recipient] LOOK PP{to NP[agent]}
Examples:
Look to your friends in times of trouble.
Mary didn't look to John for support.
They were able to look to the government for aid during the depression.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10
Commentary: Includes: LOOK DOWN ON; LOOK SHARP; LOOK UP TO
Examples:
The neighbors look down on us because we have an old car.
Look sharp--we need to finish before they arrive.
The kids all look up to their teacher.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
look_sharp 1
look_down_on 1
look_up_to 1