look+on+or+upon

  • 11look upon someone as (something) — look upon (someone/something) as (something) to consider someone or something in a particular way. Although she was actually not related to us, we all looked upon her as an aunt. I look upon education as an investment in the future. Usage notes:… …

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  • 12look upon something as (something) — look upon (someone/something) as (something) to consider someone or something in a particular way. Although she was actually not related to us, we all looked upon her as an aunt. I look upon education as an investment in the future. Usage notes:… …

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  • 13look upon as (something) — look upon (someone/something) as (something) to consider someone or something in a particular way. Although she was actually not related to us, we all looked upon her as an aunt. I look upon education as an investment in the future. Usage notes:… …

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  • 14upon — tends to sound more formal and emphatic than on when the two are used interchangeably: to look upon someone as a friend is a somewhat more imposing proposition than to look on them as a friend. Upon is the only choice in certain fixed expressions …

    Modern English usage

  • 15Look — (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16look on — or[look upon] {v.} 1. To regard; consider; think of. * /The stuff had always been looked on as a worthless factory waste./ * /Until the day Bob made the touchdown, the other boys had looked upon him as rather a sissy./ 2. To be an observer; watch …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 17look on — or[look upon] {v.} 1. To regard; consider; think of. * /The stuff had always been looked on as a worthless factory waste./ * /Until the day Bob made the touchdown, the other boys had looked upon him as rather a sissy./ 2. To be an observer; watch …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 18look\ upon — • look (up)on v 1. To regard; consider; think of. The stuff had always been looked on as a worthless factory waste. Until the day Bob made the touchdown, the other boys had looked upon him as rather a sissy. 2. To be an observer; watch without… …

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  • 19look back upon — index recall (remember), recollect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20look down upon — index discriminate (treat differently), misprize, spurn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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