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 | ||