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looked on the dark side of it

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

Meaning of look on the dark side of it

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.

Questions about looked on the dark side of it

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

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

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

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