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Definition of Look upon
1. Verb. Look on as or consider. "He is reputed to be intelligent"
Exact synonyms: Esteem, Look On, Regard As, Repute, Take To Be, Think Of
Generic synonyms: Believe, Conceive, Consider, Think
Derivative terms: Reputation, Reputation, Reputation, Repute
Generic synonyms: Believe, Conceive, Consider, Think
Derivative terms: Reputation, Reputation, Reputation, Repute
Definition of Look upon
1. Verb. To consider or regard something in a specific manner ¹
2. Verb. To gaze at something; to look on ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Look Upon
Literary usage of Look upon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"Groves, fields, and meadows, are at any season of the year pleasant to look upon,
but never so much as in the opening of the spring, when they are all new ..."
2. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"... and we generally see only dispersed and scattered light, that does not blind
or dazzle the eye, and enables us to look upon these objects with ease» and ..."
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