Looking at someone or something

The idea

Use look at before the person or thing: look at the door or look at it. This everyday expression is neither formal nor impolite by itself.

Examples

• Please look at the blue door.
• The children look at the moon.
• I am looking at a map.
• Look at me, please.
• Sam looks at the flowers.
• We look at the picture together.

Watch out

Do not put the pronoun between the words: say look at it, not look it at. Looking is different from searching with look for.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct option. Look ___ the photo. (at / for)

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   at

   at links the action to the photograph.

2. Choose the correct option. Please look ___. (at her / her at)

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   at her

   at her places the pronoun after the preposition.

3. Choose the correct option. We are ___ at the stars. (looking / look)

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   looking

   looking is the form used after are for an action now.

Use it today

Choose something in the room and ask someone to look at it.