look on

verb — 2 senses

look on

verb
1

Idiomatic To watch; to observe without participating.

  • My performance seems somehow always to get worse when there are other people looking on.
2

Idiomatic To think of something in a particular way.

  • I look on him not as a boss, but as a friend.
  • We don't look kindly on people like you.
1 more example
  • I look poorly on any suggestion of overspending.
Related terms
look on as, onlooker

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