phrasal verb · neutral
look over
UK/lʊk ˈəʊvə/US/lʊk ˈoʊvər/LOOK·o·ver
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to examine or read something quickly to check it
Examples
“Could you look over my essay before I submit it?”
“She looked over the contract and noticed a few errors.”
“I just need to look over the notes one more time.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before the meeting, I looked over the draft and suggested three minor changes.”
Collocations
- look over an essay
- look over the minutes
- look over documents
Word family
look over phrasal verblooked over / looking over / looks over verb forms
Common mistakes
look into→look over
look up→look over
Say it for a higher band
5check→6review→7+look over
Synonyms
review
check
Easily confused
review
“The panel will review the proposal next week.”
look into
“They will look into the complaint thoroughly.”
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