outlook
US /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/
Definition
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The economic outlook for the coming year looks fairly positive.
Synonyms
- prospectthe possibility of future success
- forecasta prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
- viewpointa mental position from which things are viewed
Collocations
- Easy positive personal outlookdescribing positive personal outlook (the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution)
- Medium economic growth outlookdescribing economic growth outlook (of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth)
- Hard gloomy market outlookdescribing gloomy market outlook (depressingly dark)
- Very Hard radically change one's outlook on lifedescribing radically change one's outlook on life (in a radical manner)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.