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looks down

looks down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look down.

Meaning of look down

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
    • look down someone's shirt
  2. (intransitive) To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards.
  3. (transitive) 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
  4. (intransitive) To decrease in value.

Questions about looks down

What is looks down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Looks down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look down.

Words near looks down in the dictionary

  1. looks back
  2. looks before one leaps
  3. looks beyond
  4. looks can be deceiving
  5. looks daggers
  6. looks down
  7. looks down on
  8. looks down one's nose
  9. looks down upon
  10. looks for
  11. looks for a dog to kick

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