Look down on
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Definition
To think someone is inferior, to judge negatively
Example sentence
I look down on people who lie.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: look down on + person/group
- look down on someone
- look down on other people
- look down on the poor
- look down on immigrants
- look down on someone as inferior
- look down on people who are different
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She looks down on rude behavior.✅ (Correct)
She looks rude behavior down on.❌ (Incorrect)