Etymology

onlook

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Today it means: The act of looking on (something); observation. Full definition →

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onlook · noun1

From on- + look. Compare Old English onlēċ (“onlook, consideration, regard”).

onlook · verb2

From on- + look. Compare Old English onlōcian.

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