look over

look over (third-person singular simple present looks over, present participle looking over, simple past and past participle looked over)

2. (transitive) To quickly check, to give a brief or cursory visual inspection.
3. (ditransitive) To move (one's eyes) so as to inspect or take in (someone or something).

   He looked his eyes over the shabbily-dressed man.

5. (transitive) To quickly read or (especially) proofread; to quickly scan text, especially while checking for errors.

   Coordinate term: read over

7. (transitive) Synonym of overlook, to survey, to look at as if from on high.

   Coordinate term: look after

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• lookover (noun)

• overlook