how to pronounce lookout

/ˈlʊk.aʊt/

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lookout is pronounced in two syllables

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lʊkaʊt

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An example use of lookout in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… balcony lookout for birds flying past …”

meanings of lookout

noun:

  1. A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.
  2. A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.
  3. A subject for observation; a prospect or view.
  4. One's perspective, outlook; hence, one's responsibility. (used with a possessive pronoun or a noun in a possessive form).
  5. A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.

name:

  1. A census-designated place in Modoc County, California, United States.

lookout frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lookout occurs in english on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lookout can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lookout can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to lookout

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