Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look upon

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables: look upon
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To consider or regard something in a specific manner.

verb

To gaze at something; to look on.

Example Sentences

"Some people look upon lexicography as their life's work."
"I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper."
"Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

look down upon

Frequently Paired Words

look down upon

Synonyms

account appraise count esteem see censure consider deem hold dub find interpret

Questions

What does look upon mean?: To consider or regard something in a specific manner.

How to pronounce look upon

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