To look out; select.To face or confront bravely; overcome as by bolder looks or greater courage; hence, in general, to overcome.n. The act of looking out or watching for any object; vigilant watch: as, to be on the outlook for something.n. The place from which an observer looks out or watches for anything; a watch-tower; a lookout.n. The distance to which, under given circumstances, vision extends in searching or watching; extent of unobstructed vision; hence, power of foresight; breadth of view.n. That which is perceived by the eye on looking forth; a view; a scene; hence, that which is looked forward to; a prospect: used literally and figuratively.