phrasal verb / formal · formal
look upon
UK/lʊk əˈpɒn/US/lʊk əˈpɑːn/LOOK·uPON
task2speaking
to regard or consider someone or something in a particular way
Examples
“The community looks upon her as a role model.”
“Historically, that action was looked upon as treason.”
“Many cultures look upon punctuality as a sign of respect.”
Band 8 sentence
“In many historical texts, colonisation is looked upon through a very different moral lens than today.”
Collocations
- look upon someone as
- look upon something as
Word family
look upon phrasal verblooks upon / looking upon / looked upon verb forms
Common mistakes
We look upon punctuality important.→We look upon punctuality as important.
They look at him as a hero.→They look upon him as a hero.
Say it for a higher band
5think→6consider→7+look upon
Synonyms
regard
consider
Easily confused
regard
“She is widely regarded as an authority on climate policy.”
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