English verb: look on | |||
1. | look on (perception) observe with attention | ||
Samples | They watched as the murderer was executed. | ||
Synonyms | watch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sit back, sit by | ||
Entail | see | ||
2. | look on (cognition) look on as or consider | ||
Samples | She looked on this affair as a joke. He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician. He is reputed to be intelligent. | ||
Synonyms | esteem, look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, think of | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | believe, conceive, consider, think | ||