English

Verb

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

1. To consider or regard something in a specific manner.
   • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 1, in The Celebrity:

     I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.

   Some people look upon lexicography as their life's work.‎

2. To gaze at something; to look on.

   Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!‎

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:deem