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to look on
[phrase form: look]
01
to watch an event or incident without getting involved
Intransitive
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
look on
v
Example
The bystanders looked on in horror as the accident unfolded before their eyes.
The villagers looked on with apprehension as the strangers entered their town.
Neighbors looked on with concern as the firefighters battled the blaze that engulfed their apartment building.
Passers-by simply looked on as the two men argued heatedly on the sidewalk.
She would often look on with amusement as her friends engaged in playful banter.
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