"belook" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: belooks [present, singular, third-person], belooking [participle, present], belooked [participle, past], belooked [past]
Etymology: From Middle English beloken, biloken, equivalent to be- + look. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beloken}} Middle English beloken, {{prefix|en|be|look}} be- + look Head templates: {{en-verb}} belook (third-person singular simple present belooks, present participle belooking, simple past and past participle belooked)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To look about or around; look over or across; look after; give a look to; look at. Tags: intransitive, transitive
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