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Kartik Raj Kanna Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Meaning of Look Upon

Could you please tell me the meaning of look upon? I was writing an essay on Sir Isaac Newton and I wanted to write this :

Many great people have read his works and have commented/praised it as the fundamental theories for furthur development

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Thanks,
KRK
  

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I'll take this as two questions, because I see no connection between 'look upon' and Isaac Newton. 1. look upon is usually used with as .

— CalifJim

  • I'll take this as two questions, because I see no connection between 'look upon' and Isaac Newton.
  • 1.
  • look upon is usually used with as .
  • It means consider.
  • I look upon him as a model to be admired.
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I'll take this as two questions, because I see no connection between 'look upon' and Isaac Newton.

1. look upon is usually used with as. It means consider.

I look upon him as a model to be admired.

I consider him a model to be admired.

2. Many great people have read his works and have praised them for presenting fundamental
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Many great people have read his works and look upon them as the basis for the fundamental theories of the Universal Laws of Gravitation.

I'd say that "to look upon" literaly means "to view, to observe, to gaze on." But, figuratively, it can mean "believe" or "consider" as well as the other examples CJ has given above.

John
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