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outlook

[ out-look ]

noun

  1. the view or prospect from a particular place.

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  2. mental attitude or view; point of view:

    one's outlook on life.

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  3. prospect of the future:

    the political outlook.

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  4. the place from which an observer looks out; lookout.
  5. the act or state of looking out.
  6. a watch kept; vigilance; lookout:

    a careful outlook to prevent forest fires.



outlook

/ ˈʊˌʊ /

noun

  1. a mental attitude or point of view
  2. the probable or expected condition or outcome of something

    the weather outlook

  3. the view from a place
  4. view or prospect
  5. the act or state of looking out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of outlook1

First recorded in 1660–70; out- + look
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The state’s financial outlook is dire enough that it could swing from earlier projections of a relatively neutral budget to a staggering deficit in the year ahead.

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"I would pray that God will give us a Pope who will continue with the outlook of Francis, and I'll pray that such a person comes from Africa."

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The downgrade in the outlook for the UK economy is nevertheless ahead of predictions for France, Italy and Germany.

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He is viewed by some as more likely to prioritise diplomacy and a global outlook than the purity of Catholic dogma.

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He appointed more than 140 cardinals from non-European countries and bequeaths his successor a Church that is far more global in outlook than the one he inherited.

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