Meaning of look upon in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    look upon

    Definitions

    1. 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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  • « Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer. »
    Morihei Ueshiba
  • « I've already written 300 space poems. But I look upon my ultimate form as being a poetic prose. When you read it, it appears to be prose, but within the prose you have embedded the techniques of poetry. »
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  • « We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success. »
    Arthur Schopenhauer
  • « We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation. »
    Lucius Annaeus Seneca
  • « Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven: see yourself in your Father's palace and look upon the skies, the earth, and the air as celestial joys: having such a reverend esteem of all, as if you were among the angels. »
    Thomas Traherne

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