to look at
to look at: give one’s attention to; to watch
Examples of LOOK AT
- “Roll up your sleeve,” the doctor said. “I’ll need to look at your arm.”
- I went to the museum to look at the Max Ernst exhibit.
to look at: give one’s attention to; to watch
to take hold of: to grasp, to grip with the heads Examples of TO TAKE HOLD OF The police needs to take hold of the situation before it goes out of control. We were able to take hold of the throttle and stop the runaway train.
to fade away: to diminish gradually in time or distance Examples of TO FADE AWAY The memory of that unpleasant experience has slowly faded away. The music of the band gradually faded away as the parade passed down the street.
to take apart: to disassemble, to separate the parts of something Examples of TO TAKE APART He’d have to take it apart each winter and put it back together again by spring. As a child, Gary used to take doorknobs apart and put them back together.
to put out: extinguish, to cause to stop functioning Examples of PUT OUT I decided to put out the light and go to sleep. We hope to put out a deluxe edition of the award-winning novel later this year.
to go over: to be appreciated or accepted Examples of TO GO OVER A strategic planning board She knows that won’t go over well in a lot of places. This does not go over well with her friends or family, particularly her husband.
back and forth: in a backward and forward motion Examples of BACK AND FORTH She and I went back and forth, continually trading ideas, but we never reached an agreement. My job has me going back and forth between Atlanta and New York right now.