"look upon" meaning in All languages combined

See look upon on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: looks upon [present, singular, third-person], looking upon [participle, present], looked upon [participle, past], looked upon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look upon (third-person singular simple present looks upon, present participle looking upon, simple past and past participle looked upon)
  1. To consider or regard something in a specific manner. Synonyms: deem
    Sense id: en-look_upon-en-verb-Ji6nj438
  2. To gaze at something; to look on. Related terms: look down upon
    Sense id: en-look_upon-en-verb-jcJ5ecKk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "upon", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "upon": 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Inflected forms

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