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to look on
[phrase form: look]
01
to watch an event or incident without getting involved
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Present tense
look on
3rd person singular
looks on
Past simple
looked on
Past participle
looked on
Examples
Passers-by simply looked on as the two men argued heatedly on the sidewalk.
02
to regard someone or something in a particular way, especially with a specific perspective or understanding
Complex Transitive: to look on sb/sth with a specific attitude | to look on sb/sth as sb/sth
Examples
The teacher looked on the student's essay with favor, admiring its creativity and insightful analysis.
