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[ verb ] observe with attention
Synonyms Examples "They watched as the murderer was executed" Used in print (Cordwainer Smith, "A Planet Named Shayol,"...)When Mercer looked_on helplessly , the half-man twisted over on his side , his pink dusty back turned to Mercer , and wept hoarsely and quietly to himself . |
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[ verb ] attribute to a source or cause
Examples "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare" |
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[ verb ] look on as or consider
Examples : "she looked on this affair as a joke" "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician" Used in print (The New York Times...)He frequently cites intimate details that seem to come straight from the horse 's mouth , from numerous insiders and from Mr._Kennedy himself ; but never from Mr._Nixon , who looked_on reporters with suspicion and distrust . Related terms |
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