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noun

Outlook n.

The act of looking out; watch.

One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower.

The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision; sight; appearance. "Applause Which owes to man's short outlook all its charms."

The likely outcome, such as is indicated by the present situation; prospects; prognosis; as, the outlook is grim.

The point of view or attitude of a person; as, one's outlook on life is affected by illness.

verb

Outlook v. t.

To face down; to outstare. "To outlook conquest, and to win renown."

To inspect throughly; to select. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Outlook'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Outlook" Quotes from Famous Books

... healthier habitation in the parish. For the rest the building is of stud-work and red brick, quaint and mellow looking, with many corners and gables that in summer are half hidden in roses and other creeping plants, and with its outlook on the marshes and the common where the lights vary continually with the seasons and even with the hours of the day, on the red roofs of Bungay town, and on the wooded bank that stretches round the Earsham lands; though there are many larger, to my mind there is none pleasanter in these parts. ...

— Montezuma's Daughter • H. Rider Haggard

... hours. Three hisses in the phones, made vocally. Then one, then two more. North, second quadrant, that meant. Direction of first attack. Ionic drives functioned. The cluster of bubbs began to scatter further. Nelsen knew that if Igor had told the truth, the outlook was very poor. Too much deployment would thin the defenses too much. And against new, homing rockets—if Parnay really had them—it would be almost useless. A relatively small number of men, riding free in armor, could ...

— The Planet Strappers • Raymond Zinke Gallun

... is beginning to wonder whether it is worth while to reckon the mint, anise and cummin while the weightier matters of the law are forgotten. For a larger outlook on life we are all indebted to Miss Anthony, to Mrs. Howe and to their colleagues. We are indebted to them in large measure for the educational opportunities of today. We are indebted to them for the theory, and in some places for the reality, of equal pay for men and women when the work performed ...

— The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V • Ida Husted Harper

... to her and kissed her forehead, then exchanged a few words with the child. Emma placed a chair for her, but without speaking. The room was much like the other in which the sisters had lived, save that it had a brighter outlook. There were the two beds and the ...

— Demos • George Gissing

... true son of the foc'sle, you must understand, with the habits and outlook of a barbarian. This leadership I so casually assumed may appear a petty thing, but it was actually the greatest thing that happened to me since birth. This little savage authority I commenced to exercise over ...

— The Blood Ship • Norman Springer

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