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to look down on
[phrase form: look]
01
to regard someone or something as inferior or unworthy of respect or consideration
Transitive: to look down on sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
State verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
down on
Base verb
look
Present tense
look down on
3rd person singular
looks down on
Present participle
looking down on
Past simple
looked down on
Past participle
looked down on
Examples
I will not let anyone look down on me because of my background.
