outlook B2 Topic:Time US /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/ See IPA manual Freq #17007 Meanings 1 noun Your general attitude or way of thinking about life. She has a positive outlook on life. 2 noun What is likely to happen in the future. The economic outlook for next year is uncertain. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · your general attitude or... attitudeperspectivepoint of view 2 noun · what is likely to happen in... prospectexpectation Word family Forms outlooks Derived forms outlooker Common collocations economic outlook Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From out + look. Perhaps influenced by Chinese 外表 (literally “outside + surface”) and English look (“appearance”). Same etymology as Cantonese outlook. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outlook **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/ **Frequency rank:** 17007 ## Meanings 1. Your general attitude or way of thinking about life. 2. What is likely to happen in the future. ## Examples - She has a positive outlook on life. - The economic outlook for next year is uncertain. ## Derived Forms - outlooker ## Etymology From out + look. Perhaps influenced by Chinese 外表 (literally “outside + surface”) and English look (“appearance”). Same etymology as Cantonese outlook. ## AI Etymology Outlook comes from out + look. Perhaps influenced by Chinese 外表 (literally “outside + surface”) and English look (“appearance”). Same etymology as Cantonese outlook. Modern senses include your general attitude or way of thinking about life and what is likely to happen in the future. The wider word family includes derivatives such as outlooker. ## Topics - Time markdown