outlook Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
    mind-set; mentality; mindset.
  2. noun belief about (or mental picture of) the future
    prospect; expectation.
  3. noun the act of looking out
    lookout.

WordNet


Out*look" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To face down; to outstare.
    To outlook conquest, and to win renown. Shak.
  2. To inspect throughly; to select. Obs. Cotton.
Out"look` noun
Definitions
  1. The act of looking out; watch.
  2. One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower. Lyon Playfair.
  3. The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision; prospect; sight; appearance.
    Applause Which owes to man's short outlook all its charms. Young.

Webster 1913