GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Outlook (?), v. t.
1. To face down; to outstare.
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To outlook conquest, and to win renown. Shak.
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2. To inspect throughly; to select. [Obs.] Cotton.
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Outlook, n.
1. The act of looking out; watch.
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2. One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower. Lyon Playfair.
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3. The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision; sight; appearance.
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Applause
Which owes to man's short outlook all its charms. Young.
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4. The likely outcome, such as is indicated by the present situation; prospects; prognosis; as, “the outlook is grim”.
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5. The point of view or attitude of a person; as, “one's outlook on life is affected by illness”.
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