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Meaning of look on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To watch; to observe without participating.
    idiomatic
  2. To think of something in a particular way.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

Български наблюдавам считам
Deutsch Ansehen ansehen betrachten zuschauen Zuschauen
Esperanto alrigardi rigardi
Italiano reputare stare a guardare
日本語 傍観
Svenska titta på

Examples

“My performance seems somehow always to get worse when there are other people looking on.”
“I look on him not as a boss, but as a friend.”
“We don't look kindly on people like you.”
“I look poorly on any suggestion of overspending.”

CEFR level

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

look on as look on the black side look on the bright side look on the bright side of it look on the dark side look on the dark side of it

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