Meaning of outlook In English

• 0 the likely future situation:

  • The outlook for the economy is bleak.

  • The outlook for today is cloudy and dry at first with showers later.

• 1 a person's way of understanding and thinking about something:

  • He has a fairly positive outlook on life.

• 2 what you can see from a particular place:

  • From the top of the tower, the outlook over the city was breathtaking.

• 3 the likely future situation:

  • The economic outlook is good.

• 4 a person’s general attitude or way of thinking about something:

  • He has a positive outlook on life.

• 5 the way a particular situation is expected to develop in the future, for example, whether it will get better or worse:

  • If the inflationary outlook continues to get worse, the central bank will not hesitate to act.

  • the economic/financial/trading outlook

  • the long-term/short-term/medium-term outlook

  • a gloomy/uncertain/positive outlook

  • the outlook for sth Economic growth has slowed considerably as and soaring energy prices continue to cloud the outlook for the world economy.

  • the outlook is/remains bleak/bright/uncertain, etc. This year's economic outlook remains uncertain.

• 6 the attitude of a person or organization in relation to a particular situation:

  • sb's/sth's outlook on sth Canadian investors are gauging the Fed's outlook on rates as an early indication of whether the Bank of Canada can drop its key rate again.