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Definition of
look on phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
look on
phrasal verb
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look on
to watch something without becoming involved in it yourself
Passers-by simply looked on as he was attacked.
related noun
onlooker
See
look on
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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look on as
look down on
look on with
look down on somebody
look in (on somebody)
look back (on something)
look on somebody/something with something
look on somebody/something as somebody/something
look on the bright side
look kindly on/upon something/somebody
be, feel, look, taste, etc. like nothing on earth
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Phrasal verbs
look down on somebody
look in (on somebody)
look back (on something)
look on somebody/something with something
look on somebody/something as somebody/something
Idioms
look on the bright side
look kindly on/upon something/somebody
be, feel, look, taste, etc. like nothing on earth
Nearby words
looking glass
noun
look into
phrasal verb
look on
phrasal verb
look on as
phrasal verb
look on with
phrasal verb
hat-trick
noun
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