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looked on the bright side of it

looked on the bright side of it is the simple past and past participle of look on the bright side of it.

Meaning of look on the bright side of it

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To examine an aspect or facet of something in a positive view.

Questions about looked on the bright side of it

What is looked on the bright side of it the simple past and past participle of?
Looked on the bright side of it is the simple past and past participle of look on the bright side of it.

Words near looked on the bright side of it in the dictionary

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

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