look on

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait d'observer un événement ou une situation sans y participer, ou pour considérer ou percevoir quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'une certaine manière.

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.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Observe without participatingformal

   To watch something happening without taking part in it.

   Regarder sans participer

   • 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.

   Synonymesobservespectateviewwatchwitness

   Antonymesactengageinterveneinvolvejoinparticipate

2. Consider or regardformal

   To think of someone or something in a particular way.

   Considérer, regarder comme

   • 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.

   Synonymesconsidercountdeemesteemholdjudgeratereckonregardseethink ofview

Verbe de baselook