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look on

/lʊk ɑn/
/lʊk ɒn/
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Other forms: looked on; looking on; looks on

Definitions of look on
  1. verb
    observe with attention
    synonyms: watch
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    types:
    sit back, sit by
    be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
  2. verb
    look on as or consider
    “she looked on this affair as a joke”
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    type of:
    believe, conceive, consider, think
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
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