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What is "look on"

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look on

vb. (context idiomatic English) To watch; to observe.

WordNet
look on

  1. v. observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed" [syn: watch]

  2. look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: think of, repute, regard as, look upon, esteem, take to be]

Usage examples of "look on".

I knew that Alix would look on any withdrawal from their society with suspicion, and that Nick would consider me thoughtless if I left Alix on her own for any evening on which he might be late home.