look upon

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To gaze at something; to look on

Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!.

To consider or regard something in a specific manner

Some people look upon lexicography as their lifes work.

{f} consider; eye, look at, fix the eyes on
see look on
look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"
look down upon
Alternative form of look down on

The mechanical toys were very superior, and looked down upon every one else; they were full of modern ideas, and pretended they were real.

look upon

    Hyphenation

    look up·on

    Turkish pronunciation

    lûk ıpän

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlo͝ok əˈpän/ /ˈlʊk əˈpɑːn/

    Etymology

    [ 'luk ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English lOcian; akin to Old Saxon lOcOn to look.
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