Difference between Looking and Look

What is the difference between Looking and Look?

Looking as a verb is while Look as a verb is to try to see, to pay attention to with one's eyes.

Looking

Part of speech: verb

Definition:

Example sentence: The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.

Look

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action of looking, an attempt to see.Physical appearance, visual impression.A facial expression.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To try to see, to pay attention to with one's eyes.To appear, to seem.To give an appearance of being.To search for, to try to find.To face or present a view.To expect or anticipate.To express or manifest by a look.To make sure of, to see to.

Example sentence: Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

We hope you now know whether to use Looking or Look in your sentence.

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