look up to
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look up to
verb looks up to · looking up to · looked up to
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To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.
A boy should look up to his father.
Similar: respect, idolize, esteem, honor, lay store by, look up to, prize, hallow, put store by, put store in, rate, regard · Opposite: look down on
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verb To show respect for
| Español | respetar |
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| 日本語 | 見上げる miageru, 仰ぐ aogu, 重んじる omonjiru, 重視する jūshi suru, 尊敬する sonkei suru, 尊重する sonchō suru |
| Português | admirar, respeitar |
| Français | respecter |
| Deutsch | aufblicken zu, aufschauen zu, achten |
verb To see as a role model
| Русский | равняться на ravnjatʹsja na, брать пример с bratʹ primer s |
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title = {look up to},
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