Antonyms for look upon

Grammar : Verb

Spell : loo k

Phonetic Transcription : lʊk

Definition of look upon

Origin : Old English locian "use the eyes for seeing, gaze, look, behold, spy," from West Germanic *lokjan (cf. Old Saxon lokon "see, look, spy," Middle Dutch loeken "to look," Old High German luogen, German dialectal lugen "to look out"), of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Breton lagud "eye." In Old English, usually with on; the use of at began 14c. Meaning "seek, search out" is c.1300; meaning "to have a certain appearance" is from c.1400. Of objects, "to face in a certain direction," late 14c.
Look after "take care of" is from late 14c., earlier "to seek" (c.1300), "to look toward" (c.1200). Look into "investigate" is from 1580s; look up "research in books or papers" is from 1690s. To look down upon in the figurative sense is from 1711; to look down one's nose is from 1921. To look forward "anticipate" is c.1600; meaning "anticipate with pleasure" is mid-19c. To not look back "make no pauses" is colloquial, first attested 1893. In look sharp (1711) sharp originally was an adverb, "sharply."

As in reckon : verb add up; evaluate
As in regard : verb believe, judge
As in survey : verb scrutinize, take stock of
As in take : verb understand
As in treat : verb act, behave towards
As in envision : verb conceive
As in valuate : verb estimate
As in consider : verb regard a certain way
As in count : verb consider, deem
As in envisage/envision : verb picture in one's mind
As in estimate : verb guess, try to value

Example sentences :

Whether I will be permitted again to look upon your dear faces, I also am ignorant.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

It was proposed to send for me down: but my father said, he could not bear to look upon me.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Can I not see by your brightened eye how you would love to look upon these things?
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

And I have seen them with my own eyes, these very eyes which look upon you.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

"Ach, no," said he humbly; for he could not look upon my face and hold his anger.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Miss Bartlett was pleased to look upon this incident as funny.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Indeed I had been frightened; yet why should not the world demand to look upon me?
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

He does not look upon it as a sin, as carrying any dishonor; he may be cheated, but he cheats no man.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

The scene was so shameful that I could scarce bear to look upon it.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Mrs. Luttridge will look upon him as her dupe, and make him such.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Synonyms for look upon

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