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look down upon en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, idiomatic) Alternative form of look down on.
    • The mechanical toys were very superior, and looked down upon every one else; they were full of modern ideas, and pretended they were real. 1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

Forms

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looks down upon Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
looked down upon Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
looked down upon Tense=Past lexicographic
looking down upon Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic