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Meaning of look upon | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To consider or regard something in a specific manner.
  2. To gaze at something; to look on.

Equivalents

Deutsch betrachten
日本語 目する
Latina inspicio
Polski patrzeć

Examples

“Some people look upon lexicography as their life's work.”
“I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.”
“Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”

CEFR level

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