look upon

look upon
verb
look on as or consider (Freq. 10)
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she looked on this affair as a joke

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He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician

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He is reputed to be intelligent

Syn: ↑think of, ↑repute, ↑regard as, ↑look on, ↑esteem, ↑take to be
Derivationally related forms: ↑reputation (for: ↑repute), ↑repute (for: ↑repute)
Hypernyms: ↑think, ↑believe, ↑consider, ↑conceive
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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phrasal
1. : to hold an opinion of : consider, regard

each family looked upon this zone as personal property — L.S.B.Leakey

generally looks upon a victim of airsickness as an object of ridicule — H.G.Armstrong

2. : to direct one's gaze at : observe

the graceful madrona … is beautiful to look uponAmerican Guide Series: Oregon


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