look on

verb

looked on; looking on; looks on

intransitive verb

: watch sense 3b
looked on anxiously from the sidelines

Examples of look on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Searchers will look on both sides of the cross-state Palmetto Trail leading to major roads. Rebekah Riess, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024 Naturally, chaos ensued, and then, Leo brutally beat Stephen to a pulp as Lucy looked on in horror. Julia Moore, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024 Click the gallery to see sheer looks on Sophie Hawley-Weld, Aaron Rose Philip, Nicole Mehta and more on the pink carpet. Ada Tseng, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024 As Boyd looks on in horror, Randall—clearly mutilated—wakes up, coughing blood. Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for look on 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1568, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of look on was circa 1568

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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.

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