Meanings
verblook down upon (third-person singular simple present looks down upon, present participle looking down upon, simple past and past participle looked down upon)
present singular third person looks down upon · participle present looking down upon · participle past looked down upon · past looked down upon
- alternativeidiomaticAlternative form of look down on.
The mechanical toys were very superior, and looked down upon every one else; they were full of modern ideas, and pretended they were real.
1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
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