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View synonyms for

look on

verb

  1. adverb to be a spectator at an event or incident
  2. Alsolook upon preposition to consider or regard

    he looks on his mother-in-law with disapproval

    she looked on the whole affair as a joke

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌǴǰ-ˈDz, noun
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Which — if you’re looking on the Republican bright side — is not zero.

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If adults don't answer children's curiosity, kids go looking on their own.

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Jesuits were historically looked on with suspicion by Rome.

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"I suspect Bluestone would look on this with a fair bit of trepidation unless the land is available cheaply," he added.

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The England forward had been fairly quiet in the first half as the French champions looked on course for a routine win, leading 2-0 after 27 minutes and 5-1 on aggregate.

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