Meanings
- Constantly alert, intent on finding something or someone.
I'm on the lookout for a good example of a Roman dinar from the 1st century. Let me know if you hear of one anywhere.
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In London, of all places, where people are always on the lookout for opportunities to commit crimes: an unzipped handbag, a phone sticking out of a back pocket, an unpadlocked bike.
2020, Jess Ryder, The Night AwaySynonyms: on the outlook
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseConstantly alert, intent on finding something or someone.
Translations
French à l'affût
- à l'affûtintent on finding something
Italian stare in guardia
- stare in guardiaintent on finding something
Māori matakana
- matakanaintent on finding something
Polish na czatach
- na czatachintent on finding something
Portuguese de olho
- de olhointent on finding something
Spanish ojo avizor, andar a la mira
- ojo avizorintent on finding something
- andar a la miraintent on finding something
- estar a la vistaintent on finding something
Turkish arayışında, peşinde
- arayışındaintent on finding something
- peşindeintent on finding something
Cite this entry
on the lookout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20lookout
“on the lookout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20lookout. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the lookout,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20lookout.
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