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

After the Maple Fire the year before, all that was left of the towering trees was a smattering of survivors looking over a sea of skinny, pencil-like sticks sprouting from the charred dirt. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

The game looked over when the Orange completed a 34-yard touchdown pass on 4th-and-23 to push their lead to three scores midway through the third quarter. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

The rooftop bar looks over Hyde Park, lending a welcome (and rather rare) sense of openness in central London, while ABC Kitchen—the London outpost of the New York restaurant famed for its crab toast—brings in a high-flying food crowd. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Her mother held both hands on the steering wheel but looked over at Laura. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 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