look+on+or+upon

  • 31look — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32look — 1 /lUk/ verb 1 SEE (I) to turn your eyes towards something, so that you can see it: Sorry, I didn t see I wasn t looking. | If you look carefully you can see that the painting represents a naked man. (+ at): It s time we left, Ian said, looking… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33look — I [[t]l ʊk[/t]] USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND ♦ looks, looking, looked (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you look in a particular direction, you direct your eyes… …

    English dictionary

  • 34look — v., n., & int. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by at) use one s sight; turn one s eyes in some direction. b tr. turn one s eyes on; contemplate or examine (looked me in the eyes). 2 intr. a make a visual or mental search (I ll look in the morning). b… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 35look after — Synonyms and related words: administer to, attend, attend on, attend to, baby sit, be vigilant, be watchful, care for, chaperon, cherish, chore, conserve, dance attendance upon, do for, do service to, drudge, eye, eyeball, follow, foster, gaze at …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 36look — [[t]lʊk[/t]] v. i. 1) to turn one s eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see 2) to use one s sight in seeking, searching, examining, watching, etc.: to look through the papers[/ex] 3) to glance or gaze in a manner specified: to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37look on/upon — REGARD, consider, think of, deem, judge, see, view, count, reckon. → look * * * look on/upon [phrasal verb] 1 look on : to watch something as it happens without becoming involved A crowd of people looked on [=stood by] helplessly as the house… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 38look upon — verb look on as or consider (Freq. 10) she looked on this affair as a joke He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician He is reputed to be intelligent • Syn: ↑think of, ↑repute, ↑regard as, ↑look on …

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  • 39look over — Synonyms and related words: autopsy, canvass, check, check out, check over, check up on, contemplate, examine, eye, face upon, front on, give an examination, give the eye, give the once over, give upon, go over, hard look, inspect, leer, leer at …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 40look — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lōcian; akin to Old Saxon lōcōn to look Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to make sure or take care (that something is done) 2. to ascertain by the use of one s eyes < look what I&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary