look down
look down verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
Verb
look down (third-person singular simple present looks down, present participle looking down, simple past and past participle looked down)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
- look down someone's shirt
- To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards.
- To fix one's gaze upon (someone) until they look away; to stare down.
- Thurlow, forbear thy awful frown; / I beg you may not look me down […].1791, James Boswell, No Abolition of Slavery
- To decrease in value.
look down meaning in Tamil and Kannada
look down in Tamil
- வெறுத்து நோக்கு
look down in Kannada
- ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸು, ಇಳಿಕೆಗಾಣ್
Forms of look down
| third-person singular present | looks down |
|---|---|
| present participle | looking down |
| past participle | looked down |
| past | looked down |
Words formed from look down
Questions about look down
- What does look down mean?
- Look down means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
- What is look down in Tamil?
- Look down in Tamil is வெறுத்து நோக்கு. See Look down meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is look down?
- Look down is a verb.
- What is the past tense of look down?
- The past tense of look down is looked down.
Words near look down in the dictionary
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