to look upon
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3.7
- phrasal verb
- For which reason they look upon him as the father of them all.
- look upon favorably
- look upon with suspicion
- look upon someone
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Watch on YouTubeRather than trying to look upon this whole problem, just pick one side to simplify.
- Rather than trying to look upon this whole problem, just pick one side to simplify.
- And I had that shared history with with my wife, which I look upon fondly, particularly the first eight years.
- Well, I mean, I, I'm looked upon as a bit of a museum piece in the, in the labour movement now.
- Children no longer looked upon authority as sacred and beyond criticism, or upon themselves as submissive and conformist.
- But we still look upon Aston Martin as it's handmade in England, you know, but that doesn't appeal to us because we're English.
- You know, we, we had our little weird click, you know, of maybe five of us, but we were looked upon as, you know, the film nerds, like film, you know, you know what I mean?
- Many people looked upon me as a crank or a fool or both, and they didn't really believe what I'd said.
- And before you know it, your winner's momentum is looked upon by other people as discipline.
- If you want to share the joy of a small moment with them, they often look upon it, like I said, with contempt.
- Thus, this case should be looked upon as one in which the law permits use of a spring gun.
- Many philosophers deserve to be looked upon in this way.
- This situation shows the lens that people look upon pop culture with.
- Darling, an entire society has tried to do me down and look at me and look upon me and and be free.
- If when people look upon the staff it it's an inversion of the story saying the serpent is actually teaching Adam and Eve wisdom.
- The friend looks upon a certain image of the self of oneself.
Examples
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And therefore I look upon everything as a brotherhood and a sisterhood.
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By the 1980s, political officers tended to look upon themselves first and foremost as soldiers.
Academic text (1999) -
The people of New York will look upon you as their only hope.
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Everything I shall ever want to hold or look upon or have or be is here now with you.
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And people look upon it as live's adventure.
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And here I look upon our own community as failing.
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In all of my travels, I have never looked upon a more beautiful city, Your Highness.
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I want his only daughter to look upon me as her own dad, in a very real, and legally binding sense.
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Please, Mother Eva Will you look upon me as your own?
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Many people look upon her as a true leader who inspires others.
Synonyms
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1.0
Study something carefully to understand it or decide
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1.0
See someone or something in a certain way
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1.8
To think about someone or something in a particular way
300
3.1
To consider someone or something in a certain way
222
3.3
To think of someone or something as a certain thing
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3.3
To think of someone or something in a certain way
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7.0
Thought by many people to have a certain quality or to have done something
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4.6
To have respect for someone because of what they do
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3.9
Think someone or something is a certain thing
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2.4
To look at someone or something carefully to understand it
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to consider or regard' is directly derivable from combining 'look' (to direct attention or perceive) with the preposition 'upon' (concerning/with respect to); together they form a common verb + preposition pattern that signals stance or evaluation. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and uses high-frequency constituents, so an average B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Look upon comes from the simple image of putting your eyes on something: look means to use your eyes and upon means on it. Imagine standing on a hill and looking down at a town; that view shapes how you see it, so Look upon came to mean 'to consider' or 'regard' someone or something in a particular way.