outlook English · revision 10244

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈaʊt.lʊk/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a compound of [[out-]] and [[look]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) after the verb look out.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A place from which an observer looks out or keeps watch: 1667, the 1660s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A mental view or survey is from 1742,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and the view from a place from 1828.^(OED 1989) The prospect for the future is from 1832 in the OED, 1851 in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) The literal sense, the act of looking out, vigilant watch (1815), is rare, since ''look-out'' is used instead.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) A verb outlook, to outstare, is from 1595.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1595 – to outstare (verb).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1667 – a place to look out from.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1742 – a mental view.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1828 – the view from a place.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1832 – the prospect for the future.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A point of view; an [[attitude]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The expected future condition or outcome of something: ''the weather outlook''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A place from which something can be viewed, or the view from it.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The act of looking out.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[look]]

+ * [[lookout]]

+ * [[prospect]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}