"on the lookout" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the lookout, {{en-PP}} on the lookout
  1. Constantly alert, intent on finding something or someone. Synonyms: on the outlook Derived forms: be on the lookout (english: BOLO) Coordinate_terms: all-points bulletin (alt: APB) Translations (intent on finding something): à l’affût (French), matakana (Maori), de olho (Portuguese), ojo avizor (Spanish), arayışında (Turkish), peşinde (Turkish)
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          "text": "I'm on the lookout for a good example of a Roman dinar from the 1st century. Let me know if you hear of one anywhere.",
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          "ref": "2020, Jess Ryder, The Night Away:",
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          "sense": "intent on finding something",
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          "sense": "intent on finding something",
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          "sense": "intent on finding something",
          "word": "ojo avizor"
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          "sense": "intent on finding something",
          "word": "arayışında"
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      "sense": "intent on finding something",
      "word": "à l’affût"
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "intent on finding something",
      "word": "matakana"
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      "sense": "intent on finding something",
      "word": "de olho"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "intent on finding something",
      "word": "ojo avizor"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intent on finding something",
      "word": "arayışında"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intent on finding something",
      "word": "peşinde"
    }
  ],
  "word": "on the lookout"
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