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For a long time, I've had to hustle. If a film role is obviously great, then it's been difficult for me to get a look-in.
Rufus Sewell

Meaning of "look-in" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOOK-IN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOOK-IN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Look-In is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb look-in in English.

WHAT DOES LOOK-IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Look-in

Look-in was a long-running children's magazine centred around ITV's television programmes in the United Kingdom, and subtitled "The Junior TVTimes". It ran from 9 January 1971 to 12 March 1994. Briefly, in 1985, a BBC-based rival appeared called BEEB, and later in 1989, Fast Forward, which went on to outsell Look-in.

Definition of look-in in the English dictionary

The first definition of look-in in the dictionary is a chance to be chosen, participate, etc. Other definition of look-in is a short visit. Look-In is also often foll by on to pay a short visit.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOOK-IN

PRESENT

Present
I look-in
you look-in
he/she/it look-ins
we look-in
you look-in
they look-in
Present continuous
I am look-ining
you are look-ining
he/she/it is look-ining
we are look-ining
you are look-ining
they are look-ining
Present perfect
I have look-ined
you have look-ined
he/she/it has look-ined
we have look-ined
you have look-ined
they have look-ined
Present perfect continuous
I have been look-ining
you have been look-ining
he/she/it has been look-ining
we have been look-ining
you have been look-ining
they have been look-ining
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I look-ined
you look-ined
he/she/it look-ined
we look-ined
you look-ined
they look-ined
Past continuous
I was look-ining
you were look-ining
he/she/it was look-ining
we were look-ining
you were look-ining
they were look-ining
Past perfect
I had look-ined
you had look-ined
he/she/it had look-ined
we had look-ined
you had look-ined
they had look-ined
Past perfect continuous
I had been look-ining
you had been look-ining
he/she/it had been look-ining
we had been look-ining
you had been look-ining
they had been look-ining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will look-in
you will look-in
he/she/it will look-in
we will look-in
you will look-in
they will look-in
Future continuous
I will be look-ining
you will be look-ining
he/she/it will be look-ining
we will be look-ining
you will be look-ining
they will be look-ining
Future perfect
I will have look-ined
you will have look-ined
he/she/it will have look-ined
we will have look-ined
you will have look-ined
they will have look-ined
Future perfect continuous
I will have been look-ining
you will have been look-ining
he/she/it will have been look-ining
we will have been look-ining
you will have been look-ining
they will have been look-ining
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would look-in
you would look-in
he/she/it would look-in
we would look-in
you would look-in
they would look-in
Conditional continuous
I would be look-ining
you would be look-ining
he/she/it would be look-ining
we would be look-ining
you would be look-ining
they would be look-ining
Conditional perfect
I would have look-in
you would have look-in
he/she/it would have look-in
we would have look-in
you would have look-in
they would have look-in
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been look-ining
you would have been look-ining
he/she/it would have been look-ining
we would have been look-ining
you would have been look-ining
they would have been look-ining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you look-in
we let´s look-in
you look-in
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to look-in
Past participle
look-ined
Present Participle
look-ining
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOOK-IN

look on
look or feel (like) a million dollars
look over
look sharp
look sick
look someone in the eye
look someone in the face
look through
look to one´s laurels
look up
look-see
look-up
lookalike
lookdown
looked-after
looked-for
looker
looker-on
lookie-likie
looking glass

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOOK-IN

all-in
break-in
built-in
check-in
drive-in
fill-in
in-and-in
live-in
lived-in
lock-in
love-in
plug-in
run-in
stand-in
step-in
trade-in
tuck-in
walk-in
weigh-in
work-in

Synonyms and antonyms of look-in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «look-in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOOK-IN

Find out the translation of look-in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of look-in from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «look-in» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

看起来,在
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buscar en
570 millions of speakers

English

look-in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देखो में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ننظر في
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смотреть - в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

olhar -in
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চেহারা-ইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

regarder en
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melihat masuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Look- in
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルックイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

봐 - 에서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Katon-ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự không hy vọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாருங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देखावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arama konumu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guardare - in
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spojrzeć w
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дивитися -в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uite - in
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαίνονται στο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kyk - in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

look- in
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

se -in
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of look-in

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOK-IN»

The term «look-in» is very widely used and occupies the 17.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOK-IN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about look-in

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QUOTES WITH «LOOK-IN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word look-in.
1
Rufus Sewell
For a long time, I've had to hustle. If a film role is obviously great, then it's been difficult for me to get a look-in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOOK-IN»

Discover the use of look-in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to look-in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Perspective! for Comic Book Artists: How to Achieve a ...
Teaches comic book artists about artistic perspective, covering one, two, and three-point perspective, using circles, drawing the human figure, and explaining the horizon and vanishing point
David Chelsea, 1997
2
Don't Look in His Eyes
With simple illustrated inductions to the uses of hypnosis with hypnotic symbolism. "From one hypnotist to another: Having got hold of a copy of this book, you are going to learn about hypnosis today.
Jonathan Chase, 2007
3
Creating an Antique Look in Hand-hooked Rugs
Learn the common elements in antique hooked rugs to create your own pattern from start to finish--transferring, customizing, color planning, dyeing techniques, and which cuts of wool work best.
Cynthia Smesny Norwood, Virginia P. Stimmel, 2008
4
About face: women write about what they see when they look ...
Explores the controversial question about how subtle facial characteristics may have a potential to influence a person's life, in a volume of essays by such contributors as Jennifer Baumgardner, Eva Hoffman, and Kathryn Harrison that ...
Anne Burt, Christina Baker Kline, 2008
5
A Second Look in the Rearview Mirror: Further ...
In the sequel to his intellectual autobiography, Philosopher at Large, the author describes his conversion, at eighty-four, to Christianity and his editorial oversight of the controversial second edition of Great Books of the Western World.
Mortimer Jerome Adler, 1992
6
Ojibwe: Waasa Inaabidaa, We Look in All Directions
A uniquely personal history of the Ojibwe culture.
Thomas D. Peacock, Marlene Wisuri, 2009
7
Look in the Garden
In this story, Scott goes home with James after school. He is horrified when James suggest they eat peas as an after-school snack. However, he is soon pleasantly surprised when he finds peas, fresh from the garden, are delicious.
Jenny Giles, 2001
8
What do you see when you look in the mirror?: helping ...
Noting the risks involved with poor body image, an eight-step program helps readers to devalue stereotypes, overcome self-consciousness, end self-defeating behavior, and establish healthy thinking patterns. Original.
Thomas F. Cash, 1995
9
First Look in the Forest
A simple introduction to forests and the life they contain.
Daphne Butler, 1991
10
Facing Reality: A Look in the Mirror at the Overall You
You may not see the results the first two days but about the seventh day; your skin will begin to look a little bit better. Prayerfully, after the first two or three chapters of the book, your spirit will began to feel better.
Doris C. Smith, 2011

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Look-In [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/look-in>. Apr 2024 ».
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