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be vs look

look vs be

be is not a noun while look is a noun.

be and look both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
look Yes No Yes No
As verbs, look is a hyponym of be; that is, look is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • look: to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
Other hyponyms of be include hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
be (noun) look (noun)
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
physical appearance
the feelings expressed on a person's face
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
be (verb) look (verb)
spend or use time to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function look forward to the probable occurrence of
have an existence, be extant have faith or confidence in
have life, be alive convey by one's expression
form or compose perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere search or seek
be identical to; be someone or something take charge of or deal with
be identical or equivalent to be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
represent, as of a character on stage accord in appearance with
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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