Look out
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Definition
To be careful; to watch for danger
Example sentence
Look out! There’s a car coming.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: Look out! (used as a warning exclamation, often followed by a description of the danger)
- Look out!
- Look out below!
- Look out, it's icy!
- Look out, here it comes!
- Look out, watch your step
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
You need to look out when crossing the street. ✅ (Correct)
You need to look when crossing the street out. ❌ (Incorrect)