look-see in English

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{
  "etymology_text": "look-see < (άμεσο δάνειο) πίντζιν αγγλικά look-see < ρήματα look + see. (μαρτυρείται από το 1865 ή το 1883)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "look-see",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-see",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-sees",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "looksee"
    },
    {
      "word": "looksie"
    },
    {
      "word": "looksy"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: peek, glance"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η γρήγορη ματιά πάνω σε κάτι"
      ],
      "id": "el-look-see-en-noun-A9FZ73b8",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανεπίσημο",
        "μόνο στον ενικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular-only"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: lookout, lookout man"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ο σκοπός, αυτός που φυλάει σκοπιά"
      ],
      "id": "el-look-see-en-noun-9j3YbgUb"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˌlʊkˈsiː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "look-see"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "look-see < (άμεσο δάνειο) πίντζιν αγγλικά look-see < ρήματα look + see. (μαρτυρείται από το 1865 ή το 1883)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "look-see",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-see",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-sees",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-saw",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-seen",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-seeing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "looksee"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ρίχνω μια γρήγορη ματιά πάνω σε κάτι"
      ],
      "id": "el-look-see-en-verb-lok60JOw"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˌlʊkˈsiː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "look-see"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "look-see < (άμεσο δάνειο) πίντζιν αγγλικά look-see < ρήματα look + see. (μαρτυρείται από το 1865 ή το 1883)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "look-see",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-see",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-sees",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "looksee"
    },
    {
      "word": "looksie"
    },
    {
      "word": "looksy"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: peek, glance"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η γρήγορη ματιά πάνω σε κάτι"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανεπίσημο",
        "μόνο στον ενικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular-only"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: lookout, lookout man"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ο σκοπός, αυτός που φυλάει σκοπιά"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˌlʊkˈsiː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "look-see"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "look-see < (άμεσο δάνειο) πίντζιν αγγλικά look-see < ρήματα look + see. (μαρτυρείται από το 1865 ή το 1883)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "look-see",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-see",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-sees",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-saw",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-seen",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "look-seeing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "looksee"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ρίχνω μια γρήγορη ματιά πάνω σε κάτι"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˌlʊkˈsiː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "look-see"
}

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"look-see" meaning in English

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