Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.54 in modern English

Syllables
look -down
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.

verb

To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards.

Intransitive verb

verb

To fix one's gaze upon (someone) until they look away; to stare down.

Transitive verb

verb

To decrease in value.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

looks down (present, singular) looking down (participle, present) looked down (participle, past) looked down (past)

Phrases

look down on

Questions

What does look down mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.

How to pronounce look down

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