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look on as

look on as verb: to treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way.

Verb

look on as (third-person singular simple present looks on as, present participle looking on as, simple past and past participle looked on as)

  1. To treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way.
    • I've always looked on him as the ideal candidate for the job.
  2. To witness (something) without participating in it.

Forms of look on as

third-person singular presentlooks on as
present participlelooking on as
past participlelooked on as
pastlooked on as

Questions about look on as

What does look on as mean?
Look on as means to treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way.
What part of speech is look on as?
Look on as is a verb.
What is the past tense of look on as?
The past tense of look on as is looked on as.

Words near look on as in the dictionary

  1. look like who did it and ran away
  2. look lively
  3. look Ma, no hands
  4. look off
  5. look on
  6. look on as
  7. look on the black side
  8. look on the bright side
  9. look on the bright side of it
  10. look on the dark side
  11. look on the dark side of it

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