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  • 61look up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [*To improve] Syn. get better, advance, progress; see improve 2 . 2. [To find by search] Syn. come upon, research, find; see discover , search , seek 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To go to or seek out the company of in …

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  • 62look down on — also[look down upon] {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 (something) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior. * /Mary looked down on her classmates because …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 63look down on — also[look down upon] {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 (something) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior. * /Mary looked down on her classmates because …

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  • 64look to — phrasal 1. to direct one s attention to < looking to the future > 2. to rely upon < looks to reading for relaxation > …

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  • 65look 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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  • 66look in — Synonyms and related words: admit, barge in, be admitted, break in, breeze in, burst in, bust in, call, call on, call upon, come barging in, come breezing in, come busting in, come by, come in, come over, creep in, cross the threshold, crowd in,&#8230; …

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  • 67look of — phrasal obsolete : to direct one s gaze upon …

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  • 68To take upon one's self — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 69o´ver|look´er — o|ver|look «verb. OH vuhr LUK; noun. OH vuhr LUK», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to fail to see; neglect: »Here are the letters you overlooked. SYNONYM(S): disregard, ignore. See syn. under slight. (Cf. ↑slight) 2. to pay no attention to; e …

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  • 70o|ver|look — «verb. OH vuhr LUK; noun. OH vuhr LUK», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to fail to see; neglect: »Here are the letters you overlooked. SYNONYM(S): disregard, ignore. See syn. under slight. (Cf. ↑slight) 2. to pay no attention to; e …

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