look over

verb

looked over; looking over; looks over

transitive verb

: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way

Examples of look over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Davis said Knight looked over at him during the shooting, and the investigator asks him why. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

The human was entirely responsible for logging into the CRM, gathering context from marketing tools and looking over past customer conversations to figure out what the data actually meant before making a move. — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Investigators looked over the woman’s vehicle and discovered a bullet hole through the passenger-side window and blood in the car. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

The scores sealed the game in a matchup that looked over before the letdown. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for look over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover

Kids Definition

look over

verb

: to inspect or examine usually in a hurried or careless way