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frowns upon

frowns upon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of frown upon.

Meaning of frown upon

Verb

frown upon (third-person singular simple present frowns upon, present participle frowning upon, simple past and past participle frowned upon)

  1. (transitive) To disapprove of.
    • Regular passengers become familiar with their train and attempts to change its make-up or any other aspect of its working are more often than not frowned upon, even though the change is probably for the better.1962 September, Warren Smith, “The problems of coaching stock rostering and operation”, in Modern Railways, page 193
    Synonyms:
    frown at, frown on

Questions about frowns upon

What is frowns upon the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Frowns upon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of frown upon.

Words near frowns upon in the dictionary

  1. frownless
  2. frownlessly
  3. frowns
  4. frowns at
  5. frowns on
  6. frowns upon
  7. frownsome
  8. frowny
  9. frowny face
  10. frowny faces
  11. frows

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