look upon

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look upon

verb looks upon · looking upon · looked upon

To consider or regard something in a specific manner. Some people look upon lexicography as their life's work.
Similar: account, appraise, count, esteem, see, censure, consider, deem, hold, dub, find, interpret
To gaze at something; to look on. Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!

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@misc{look_upon_2026,
  title = {look upon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/look%20upon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}