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I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Winston Churchill

Meaning of "look down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOOK DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOOK DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Look down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb look down in English.

WHAT DOES LOOK DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of look down in the English dictionary

The definition of look down in the dictionary is to express or show contempt or disdain.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOOK DOWN

PRESENT

Present
I look down
you look down
he/she/it looks down
we look down
you look down
they look down
Present continuous
I am looking down
you are looking down
he/she/it is looking down
we are looking down
you are looking down
they are looking down
Present perfect
I have looked down
you have looked down
he/she/it has looked down
we have looked down
you have looked down
they have looked down
Present perfect continuous
I have been looking down
you have been looking down
he/she/it has been looking down
we have been looking down
you have been looking down
they have been looking down
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I looked down
you looked down
he/she/it looked down
we looked down
you looked down
they looked down
Past continuous
I was looking down
you were looking down
he/she/it was looking down
we were looking down
you were looking down
they were looking down
Past perfect
I had looked down
you had looked down
he/she/it had looked down
we had looked down
you had looked down
they had looked down
Past perfect continuous
I had been looking down
you had been looking down
he/she/it had been looking down
we had been looking down
you had been looking down
they had been looking down
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will look down
you will look down
he/she/it will look down
we will look down
you will look down
they will look down
Future continuous
I will be looking down
you will be looking down
he/she/it will be looking down
we will be looking down
you will be looking down
they will be looking down
Future perfect
I will have looked down
you will have looked down
he/she/it will have looked down
we will have looked down
you will have looked down
they will have looked down
Future perfect continuous
I will have been looking down
you will have been looking down
he/she/it will have been looking down
we will have been looking down
you will have been looking down
they will have been looking down
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would look down
you would look down
he/she/it would look down
we would look down
you would look down
they would look down
Conditional continuous
I would be looking down
you would be looking down
he/she/it would be looking down
we would be looking down
you would be looking down
they would be looking down
Conditional perfect
I would have look down
you would have look down
he/she/it would have look down
we would have look down
you would have look down
they would have look down
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been looking down
you would have been looking down
he/she/it would have been looking down
we would have been looking down
you would have been looking down
they would have been looking down
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you look down
we let´s look down
you look down
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to look down
Past participle
looked down
Present Participle
looking down
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOOK DOWN

look a gift-horse in the mouth
look after
look alive
look alive!
look as if butter wouldn´t melt in one´s mouth
look back
look daggers
look down one´s nose at
look forward to
look here
look like something the cat brought in
look lively
look on
look or feel (like) a million dollars
look over
look sharp
look sick
look someone in the eye
look someone in the face
look through

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOOK DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of look down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «look down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOOK DOWN

Find out the translation of look down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of look down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «look down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

往下看
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mirar hacia abajo
570 millions of speakers

English

look down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे देखो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ننظر إلى أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смотреть вниз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

olhar para baixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিচে তাকাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

baisser les yeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

lihat ke bawah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hinunterschauen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

見下ろす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

내려다보고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Katon mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhìn xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீழே பார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाली पहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçük görmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guardare in basso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spojrzeć w dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дивитися вниз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se uita în jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοιτάξει κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kyk af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

titta ner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

se ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of look down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOK DOWN»

The term «look down» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.849 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOK DOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «look down» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «look down» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about look down

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10 QUOTES WITH «LOOK DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word look down.
1
George Matthew Adams
People who look down never get much of an idea of the sky where the stars are set. And the fellow who doesn't hitch at least one or two of his wagons to a star never gets very high up. Get your eyes off the ground. Look ahead.
2
Fantasia Barrino
I feel like a good mom. I'm a strong woman now... Don't look down on me. Pray for me because I'm trying.
3
Sean Berdy
There are two worlds: the deaf world and the hearing world. There are some people in the deaf community that feel that hearing people look down on us.
4
Nate Berkus
I have a large watch collection, and classic watches are especially important to me. I had a silver Rolex, and I actually gave it to my little brother. He wears it every day. He's an actor, so whenever he goes to an audition, he can look down, see it, and it gives him confidence. It was a great thing to pass on.
5
Crystal Bowersox
I know that, as a bisexual, sometimes people who are gay or lesbian look down upon the bisexual community as well and assume that people who are bisexual just don't know what they want or are just playing both sides of the fence, and that's not the case, either.
6
Winston Churchill
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
7
George Clooney
There is a strange pecking order among actors. Theatre actors look down on film actors, who look down on TV actors. Thank God for reality shows, or we wouldn't have anybody to look down on.
8
Dick Costolo
I think if you look down the road for Twitter, we would like to be a company - a service - that is used by billions of people around the world in every country in the world because we feel that the power of Twitter is that it brings people closer to each other, to their governments, to their heroes, etc.
9
Joan Cusack
Bulgaria is fascinating. Because it had been a Communist country until the mid-80s, so it had just recently transitioned. And there were still the police towers on the street corners, where they look down - they were still there, although no one was in them.
10
Rebecca Harding Davis
It is a good rule never to see or talk to the man whose words have wrung your heart, or helped it, just as it is wise not to look down too closely at the luminous glow which sometimes shines on your path on a summer night, if you would not see the ugly worm below.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOOK DOWN»

Discover the use of look down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to look down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down was A.J. Cronin's fourth novel, published in 1935, and this tale of a North country mining family was a great favourite with his readers.
A. J. Cronin, 2013
2
Don't Look Down
The heat is on in Palm Beach-and Rick and Samantha are sizzling.
Suzanne Enoch, 2009
3
Don't Look Down
Full of suspense and humor, non-stop action and fast-paced dialogue, Don't Look Down is the perfect blend of male and female, adventure and romance, Mayer and Crusie. Praise for Jennifer Crusie and Bet Me: "Bet you can't stop reading it.
Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer, 2007
4
Look Up, Look Down
This book uses a children's game, 'Teddy Bear Hunt,' to reinforce the spatial concepts of 'up' and 'down'. The text offers opportunities for prediction and confirmation.
‎1998
5
Don't Look Down
"Smith's romantic mystery series gets off to a fast start, when young divorcee, Mandy Basch, returns home late one night to find her house ransacked and her beloved dog Ringo brutally beaten.
Tima Smith, 2004
6
Look Down, This is Where It Must Have Happened
A millennial masterpiece, wildly imaginative and boldly executed by a master storyteller and penetrating cultural observer.
Hal Niedzviecki, 2013
7
Don't Look Down: Refreshing Perspectives on Everyday Life
This little book is chock-full of precious observations, each prefaced with a story, and fleshed out with astute and witty quotes and comments applied to everyday life.
Michael Haber, Michael Haber (Rabbi.), 2001
8
Look Up, Look Down
Photographs present objects and scenes from different perspectives, some viewed from below and some from above.
Tana Hoban, 1992
9
Look Down the Street
... 2007 by |_.А. Kapell. 42180-КАРЕ ISBN; softcover 978-1-4257-7664-0 Ebook 978-1-4771-7495-1 All rights reserved. No part of this book тау Ье reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including ...
L.A. Kapell
10
Don't look down on me,when I look up at you.
Ratna Jalisatgi. Don't look down on me, When I look up at you. RI Don't look down on me, When I look up at. Front Cover.
Ratna Jalisatgi

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOOK DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term look down is used in the context of the following news items.
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Want proof Donald Trump can build a border wall? Look at his D.C. …
“All you have to do is look down Pennsylvania Avenue and you will see a job that was supposedly very tough and is instead ahead of schedule ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
How to Deal With an Unpredictable Product Manager | Brian de Haaff
PMs are pulled in every direction, and are encouraged to constantly look down rather than looking up and out. I've learned as the CEO of Aha! «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Hanging by a thread: meet the professional abseilers who fix …
A lot of time is spent staring at the brickwork in front of my face; I don't look down. Passing the windows, I wonder if anyone inside will notice me. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
The City Game?
I look down at the ball, and at my hands, which are buried in black wool gloves. Around me, a vast expanse of empty courts. I see these images, ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
5
Backpacking basics programs this week at REI | The Spokesman …
Backpackers look down on Hidden Lake, reached by a 4.5-mile hike about 15 miles east of Marblemount in North Cascades National Park. «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
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How to save money on your grocery bill | abc7chicago.com
But all of a sudden, we look down here. And we're looking at $1.74." "One thing I just want to point out to you when you're shopping is to not ... «WLS-TV, Jul 15»
7
Do I Have Hayfever Everything You Need You Need To Know About …
For the nasal steroid spray, make sure to tip your head forward, look down, insert the nozzle and spray toward the outside of the nose. «Marie Claire.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Volunteers give free haircuts to Salt Lake City homeless …
Don't look down on us because of the situation we're in, if you can, donate your time." You can see it, you can feel it. It's amazing what happens ... «Good4Utah, Jul 15»
9
VR's First Big Hit Could Be This Simple Soccer Game | WIRED
She said whenever she has to use a controller, she forgets what button does what and has to look down.” While the positional tracking in the ... «Wired, Jul 15»
10
Boy, 13, changes story, says he lit firework that blew off hand - Sun …
"But when we thought about how traumatic it must have been for a 13-year-old boy to look down at his arm and see the damage, to go through ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»

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