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look on the dark side of it

look on the dark side of it verb: to examine an aspect or facet of something in a negative view.

Verb

look on the dark side of it (third-person singular simple present looks on the dark side of it, present participle looking on the dark side of it, simple past and past participle looked on the dark side of it)

  1. (dated, obsolete) To examine an aspect or facet of something in a negative view.

Forms of look on the dark side of it

third-person singular presentlooks on the dark side of it
present participlelooking on the dark side of it
past participlelooked on the dark side of it
pastlooked on the dark side of it

Questions about look on the dark side of it

What does look on the dark side of it mean?
Look on the dark side of it means to examine an aspect or facet of something in a negative view.
What part of speech is look on the dark side of it?
Look on the dark side of it is a verb.
What is the past tense of look on the dark side of it?
The past tense of look on the dark side of it is looked on the dark side of it.

Words near look on the dark side of it in the dictionary

  1. look on as
  2. look on the black side
  3. look on the bright side
  4. look on the bright side of it
  5. look on the dark side
  6. look on the dark side of it
  7. look on the gloomy side
  8. look on the positive side
  9. look one's age
  10. look one's best
  11. look out

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