look on

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, einem Geschehen oder einer Situation untätig zuzusehen, oder jemanden oder etwas auf eine bestimmte Weise betrachten bzw. beurteilen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate observing an event or situation without participating, or to consider or regard someone or something in a particular way.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Observe without participatingformal

   To watch something happening without taking part in it.

   Beobachten, ohne teilzunehmen

   • The crowd looked on as the firefighters battled the blaze.
   • She looked on while her children played in the park.
   • He just looked on and did nothing to help.

   Synonymeobservespectateviewwatchwitness

   Antonymeactengageinterveneinvolvejoinparticipate

2. Consider or regardformal

   To think of someone or something in a particular way.

   Betrachten

   • Many people look on him as a mentor.
   • She looks on her job as a way to help others.
   • They look on the situation with great concern.

   Synonymeconsidercountdeemesteemholdjudgeratereckonregardseethink ofview

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