lookout
look + out
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noun
a place from which to keep watch or view landscape.
監視所(lookout post); 見晴らしの良い場所(lookout point)
a person stationed to keep watch for danger or trouble:
監視員, 見張り番
e.g. they acted as lookouts at the post office.
archaic a view over a landscape.
(one's lookout) informal a person's own concern:
｟英･くだけて｠ ; 〖one's (own) ～〗 自身の問題, 責任
e.g. everyone's life is his own lookout.
in singular informal, chiefly British used to indicate whether a likely outcome is good or bad:
｟主に英｠ ; 〖a ～〗 見通し, 見込み
e.g. “What if he gets sick?” “It's a bad lookout in that case.”.
PHRASES
be on the lookout for (or keep a lookout for)
be alert to (danger or trouble):
e.g. he told them to be on the lookout for dangerous gas.
keep searching for (something that is wanted):
e.g. we kept a sharp lookout for animals.