What is another word for look across?

Pronunciation: [lˈʊk əkɹˈɒs] (IPA)

Looking across is a phrase commonly used to suggest that someone is gazing or glancing in a certain direction or to observe something at a distance. Other words and phrases that can be used as synonyms for "look across" includes scanning, peering, scrutinizing, surveying, observing, exploring, examining, and inspecting. Each of these synonyms conveys a slightly different nuance or emphasis, but all generally share the same meaning as the original phrase. These words can be applied to different contexts to describe the action of looking across a field, staring at a painting, or examining a person's face, among others. When considering which synonym to use, it's important to consider the context and intention behind the action.

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What are the hypernyms for Look across?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Look across?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for look across (as verbs)

Famous quotes with Look across

  • The fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa, and say this, and mean it. We do not have to stand for this. A whole continent written off - we do not have to stand for this.
    Bono
  • If you look across the valley, you can see exactly what I mean: about four beautiful houses, and you think something is happening in each of them. It's like a mural.
    Jilly Cooper
  • I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where I was born a slave.
    Frederick Douglass
  • He's looking for the president's kidnapped daughter; everybody he calls on to help him is busy, but lo and behold, you look across the room, and I'm waiting for that action.
    Derek Luke
  • I'm playing 10 feet from Mike Campbell every night. I look across the stage, there's Howie. Tom's in the middle and we're playing all this stuff I love. It's great.
    Benmont Tench

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