"look down upon" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-look down upon.ogg Forms: looks down upon [present, singular, third-person], looking down upon [participle, present], looked down upon [participle, past], looked down upon [past]
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  1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of look down on Tags: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: look down on
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