"look sharp" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: looks sharp [present, singular, third-person], looking sharp [participle, present], looked sharp [participle, past], looked sharp [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look sharp (third-person singular simple present looks sharp, present participle looking sharp, simple past and past participle looked sharp)
  1. (chiefly imperative) Pay attention; be alert. Tags: imperative Translations (to pay attention; to be alert): uważać [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-look_sharp-en-verb-bMPqB5~6 Disambiguation of 'to pay attention; to be alert': 99 1
  2. (chiefly imperative) Hurry up; work quickly. Tags: imperative Synonyms: look snappy Translations (to hurry up): śpieszyć się [imperfective] (Polish), pośpieszyć się [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-look_sharp-en-verb-S0V0bJni Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'to hurry up': 1 99
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