- look down
- intransitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to be in a position that affords a downward view 2. to regard with contempt ; despise — used with on or upon
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look-down — type of sea fish, 1882, from LOOK (Cf. look) (v.) + DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.). So called from facial structure … Etymology dictionary
look down on — ► look down on (also look down one s nose at) regard with a feeling of superiority. Main Entry: ↑look … English terms dictionary
look down on — (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. “A lot of people look down on us because we re homeless,” she says … New idioms dictionary
look\ down\ on — • look down (up)on v To think of (a person or thing) as less good or important; feel that (someone) is not as good as you are, or that (smth) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior. Mary looked down on her classmates because she was… … Словарь американских идиом
look down on — look as if you are better, look superior Do some Americans look down on people from Canada? … English idioms
look-down — /look down /, n. the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light. Cf. look through. * * * … Universalium
look down on — [v] hold in contempt abhor, contemn, despise, disdain, scorn, scout, sneer, spurn, turn nose up at*; concept 29 Ant. approve, honor, laud, look up to, praise … New thesaurus
look down on — index condescend (patronize), disdain, disfavor, disparage, patronize (condescend toward) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
look down on — verb regard with contempt the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest • Ant: ↑admire • Hypernyms: ↑contemn, ↑despise, ↑scorn, ↑disdain • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
look down — v. 1) (d; intr.) to look down at; from ( to direct one s gaze down at ) (to look down at the beach from the balcony of the hotel) 2) (d; intr.) to look down on ( to despise ) (to look down on all forms of corruption) * * * [ lʊk daʊn] from (to… … Combinatory dictionary
look-down — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: look down : the superficial appearance of paper as seen under reflected light compare look through * * * /look down /, n. the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light. Cf. look through. * * * … Useful english dictionary
