look on

Verb

Meaning

look on as or consider

observe with attention

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

watch esteem think of look upon see view judge twig think consider eye regard count estimate treat

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Antonyms

forget dismiss neglect skip disregard overlook

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Hypernyms

believe think consider conceive

Hyponyms

sit back sit by

Related terms

onlooker look on as

Examples

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all. Alexis de Tocqueville

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney

Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else. Tom Stoppard

When the hyena drinks, the dog can only look on. Nigerian Proverb

One man may better steal a horse than another look on. Gypsy Proverb

It's pleasant to look on the rain, when one stands dry. Dutch Proverb

Close letter words and terms

look no further look of things look off look on as look on the black side look on the bright side