look out

Questions about look out

What does look out mean?

look out means "be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for look out?

Close synonyms include watch, watch out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is look out a common word?

look out is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.