"look down" meaning in English

See look down in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: looks down [present, singular, third-person], looking down [participle, present], looked down [participle, past], looked down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look down (third-person singular simple present looks down, present participle looking down, simple past and past participle looked down)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down. Derived forms: look down on
    Sense id: en-look_down-en-verb-5Zu2ToMp
  2. (intransitive) To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-look_down-en-verb-U6E~cj1f
  3. (transitive) To fix one's gaze upon (someone) until they look away; to stare down. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-look_down-en-verb-vp5BccPb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 87 6 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 10 10 73 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 6 81 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 85 5
  4. (intransitive, finance) To decrease in value. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-look_down-en-verb-5FNvPG-c Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looked down",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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    },
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          "_dis1": "43 23 34 0",
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        }
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        {
          "text": "look down someone's shirt",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down."
      ],
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        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards."
      ],
      "id": "en-look_down-en-verb-U6E~cj1f",
      "links": [
        [
          "lower",
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        [
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        "(intransitive) To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
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          "ref": "1791, James Boswell, No Abolition of Slavery:",
          "text": "Thurlow, forbear thy awful frown; / I beg you may not look me down […].",
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        }
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        "To fix one's gaze upon (someone) until they look away; to stare down."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To fix one's gaze upon (someone) until they look away; to stare down."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
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        "To decrease in value."
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        [
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        [
          "value",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, finance) To decrease in value."
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "look down on"
    }
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looking down",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looked down",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looked down",
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        "past"
      ]
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "look down someone's shirt",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down."
      ],
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          "down",
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    },
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        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards."
      ],
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        [
          "lower",
          "lower"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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          "ref": "1791, James Boswell, No Abolition of Slavery:",
          "text": "Thurlow, forbear thy awful frown; / I beg you may not look me down […].",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fix one's gaze upon (someone) until they look away; to stare down."
      ],
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          "stare down",
          "stare down"
        ]
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        "(transitive) To fix one's gaze upon (someone) until they look away; to stare down."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "en:Finance"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To decrease in value."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "decrease",
          "decrease"
        ],
        [
          "value",
          "value"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, finance) To decrease in value."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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