Meaning of look on in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    look on

    Definitions

    1. observe with attention

    Examples

    • « They watched as the murderer was executed »

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  2. 2. look on as or consider

    Examples

    • « she looked on this affair as a joke »
    • « He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician »
    • « He is reputed to be intelligent »

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  • « Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death. »
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  • « The novelist must look on humanity without partiality or prejudice. His sympathy, like that of the historian, must be unbounded, and untainted by sect or party. »
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  • « It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered and died for me, and that He will look on me in love and compassion. »
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • « Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant? »
    Marguerite Gardiner
  • « You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: 'Holy Christ, whaddya know - I'm still around!' It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career. »
    Paul Newman

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