Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To watch; to observe without participating.

    My performance seems somehow always to get worse when there are other people looking on.

    zuschauen

    observe without intervening

  2. (idiomatic)To think of something in a particular way.

    I look on him not as a boss, but as a friend.

    We don't look kindly on people like you.

    betrachten, ansehen

Examples

682 sentences
  1. That shirt looks good on you.

    Ця сорочка тобі до лиця.

    ruЭта рубашка тебе идёт.

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  2. We shouldn't look down on other people.

    Ми не маємо зневажати інших людей.

    ruМы не должны смотреть свысока на других людей.

    deWir sollten nicht auf andere Menschen herabsehen.

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  3. She always has a serious look on her face.

    У неї завжди серйозний вигляд обличчя.

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  4. He walked away with a sad look on his face.

    Він пішов з сумним виразом на обличчі.

    ruОн ушел с грустным выражением на лице.

    deEr zog mit trauriger Miene von dannen.

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  5. That tie looks good on you.

    Ця краватка тобі пасує.

    ruЭтот галстук тебе к лицу.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to watch; to observe:
to think of something in a particular way:

Forms

looks on, looking on, looked on, looked on
Base formlook on · to look on
3rd person singularlooks on
Present participlelooking on
Past simplelooked on
Past participlelooked on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylook on
he, she, itlooks on

Past simpleLesson

all personslooked on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave looked on
he, she, ithas looked on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill look on

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedonlooker

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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