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Aug 2023
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Is LOOK an action verb or a state verb?

SHAYNA OLIVEIRA
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Our question of the day - is "look" a state verb or an action verb? It can be both.

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/is-look-an-action-verb-or-a-state-verb-in-english/

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