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looked into his direction vs looked in his direction

Both phrases are correct, but "looked in his direction" is the more commonly used and natural expression in English. It conveys the idea of directing one's gaze or attention toward a specific person or place.

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 1340 views

looked into his direction

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase means to direct one's gaze or attention toward a specific person or place. It is grammatically correct but less common than the alternative.
  • The one sitting behind the Honda leaned and looked my direction
  • Everyone turned around and looked in the direction indicated. Nigel looked at his brother without comprehension.
  • He looked like he had direction, vision.
  • Every direction you looked in, there was woods.
  • Nobody looked in this direction for the bullet?
  • The official sitting your left looked in my direction but did not inform you.
  • It disappeared for a second... and when I looked at the direction of its movement, a person wearing similar colored clothes was there.
  • The woman looked in the direction from where she heard the voice.
  • If anyone had looked up in this direction, my heart would have stopped.
  • She never even looked in the right direction.
  • RX Trem lenses offer the widest field of distortion-free vision possible, ensuring clear vision whichever direction is looked in.
  • Imagine you've looked up directions to a cool new restaurant on your home computer, the Google blog post posits. Later, when you're leaving work, you realize you can't quite remember how to get there.
  • It pulled back, but I was looking at it the whole time... then I looked in that direction...
  • I hope that future generations will realize that Wisdom is already present in the world and must not be looked for in directions dictated by economic powers.
  • I just looked at the directions on the fertilizer and I am using the standard 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water (Peters Orchid Food from Lowe's).
  • I remember that she looked towards my direction and said, "Were these the words you wanted to hear?"
  • And another man looked in my direction and said, "Yes, there he is. He's on this elevator with us."
  • And on that elevator a man said, "I hear Billy Graham is staying in this hotel." And another man looked in my direction and said, "Yes, there he is. He's on this elevator with us."
  • Our Legal Department looked into it.
  • We looked into all that already.

Alternatives:

  • looked in his direction

looked in his direction

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase means to direct one's gaze or attention toward a specific person or place. It is the more commonly used and natural expression in English.
  • Every direction you looked in, there was woods.
  • Everyone turned around and looked in the direction indicated. Nigel looked at his brother without comprehension.
  • Nobody looked in this direction for the bullet?
  • The official sitting your left looked in my direction but did not inform you.
  • The woman looked in the direction from where she heard the voice.
  • She never even looked in the right direction.
  • RX Trem lenses offer the widest field of distortion-free vision possible, ensuring clear vision whichever direction is looked in.
  • It pulled back, but I was looking at it the whole time... then I looked in that direction...
  • The one sitting behind the Honda leaned and looked my direction
  • And another man looked in my direction and said, "Yes, there he is. He's on this elevator with us."
  • He looked like he had direction, vision.
  • It disappeared for a second... and when I looked at the direction of its movement, a person wearing similar colored clothes was there.
  • If anyone had looked up in this direction, my heart would have stopped.
  • Imagine you've looked up directions to a cool new restaurant on your home computer, the Google blog post posits. Later, when you're leaving work, you realize you can't quite remember how to get there.
  • I hope that future generations will realize that Wisdom is already present in the world and must not be looked for in directions dictated by economic powers.
  • I just looked at the directions on the fertilizer and I am using the standard 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water (Peters Orchid Food from Lowe's).
  • I remember that she looked towards my direction and said, "Were these the words you wanted to hear?"
  • And on that elevator a man said, "I hear Billy Graham is staying in this hotel." And another man looked in my direction and said, "Yes, there he is. He's on this elevator with us."
  • That thing, it was moving in his direction.
  • Nevertheless, under his direction, we cut bamboo for the pipeline.

Alternatives:

  • looked toward him
  • looked at him
  • looked his way
  • glanced in his direction

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