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Meaning of look down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards.
intransitive
To fix one's gaze upon (someone) until they look away; to stare down.
transitive
To decrease in value.
intransitive

Examples

“look down someone's shirt”

“Thurlow, forbear thy awful frown; / I beg you may not look me down […].”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

look down on look down one's nose look down upon look for look for a dog to kick look for trouble