phrasal verb · informal
look out (for)
/lʊk aʊt/LOOK·out
speakingtask1
to be careful or to watch for something dangerous or important
Examples
“Look out! There's a car coming.”
“Look out for deals online during the sale.”
“We always look out for each other when hiking in the mountains.”
Band 8 sentence
“When you're cycling in that area, look out for potholes — they can be hard to see at night.”
Collocations
- look out for scams
- look out for each other
- look out! / watch out!
Word family
look out phrasal verblook out for phrasal verb + preposition
Common mistakes
look for→look out for
be careful→look out
Say it for a higher band
5be careful→6watch out→7+look out (for)
Synonyms
watch out
be careful
Easily confused
watch out
“Watch out! The floor is slippery.”
look after
“She looks after the children every afternoon.”
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