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Meaning of look down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية أطل
Deutsch herabblicken niederblicken niederschauen niederschlagen
日本語 人を食う 俯せる
한국어 瞰 내려다보다
ไทย ดูหมิ่น หมิ่นประมาท

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.
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See also

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

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