Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look down upon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: look -down upon
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of look down on.

Example Sentences

"The mechanical toys were very superior, and looked down upon every one else; they were full of modern ideas, and pretended they were real."

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does look down upon mean?: Alternative form of look down on.

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