look on
To watch; to observe without participatingTo watch; to observe without participating.
» That shirt looks good on you.
Эта рубашка тебе идёт.
Тебе идёт эта рубашка.
Вам идёт эта рубашка.
Эта рубашка тебе к лицу.
Эта рубашка Вам к лицу.
Эта рубашка Вам идёт.
Ця сорочка тобі до лиця.
Ця сорочка тобі пасує.
Meaning
2 senses(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
(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 sentencesThat shirt looks good on you.
Ця сорочка тобі до лиця.
ruЭта рубашка тебе идёт.
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.
She always has a serious look on her face.
У неї завжди серйозний вигляд обличчя.
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.
That tie looks good on you.
Ця краватка тобі пасує.
ruЭтот галстук тебе к лицу.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
looks on, looking on, looked on, looked on| Base form | look on · to look on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | looks on |
| Present participle | looking on |
| Past simple | looked on |
| Past participle | looked on |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- look upшукати, обшукатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
- look outвиглядати, виглянутиTo be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
- look onспостерігати, дивитисяTo watch; to observe without participating.
- look backзапам'ятати, пам'ятатиTo think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
- look overпереглянути, переглядатиTo check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
- look afterдоглядати, дбатиTo follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
- look forшукати, пошукатиTo seek.
- look intoперевірити, перевірятиTo investigate, explore, or consider.
More 8
- look aroundозирнутися, озиратисяTo inspect a building or area.
- look toшукати, пошукатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, to.
- look offTo put off by one's facial expression
- look downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
- look awayTo ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.
- look throughUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, through.
- look roundTo inspect a building or area.
- look aheadTo consider the future, to anticipate future events.
Synonyms
9 synonyms- observe without intervening:watch
- look on as or consider:think ofreputeknow asbe known asregard aslook uponesteemtake to be
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb