look on as

verb

To treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way.

“I've always looked on him as the ideal candidate for the job.”

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Meanings

verblook on as (third-person singular simple present looks on as, present participle looking on as, simple past and past participle looked on as)

present singular third person looks on as · participle present looking on as · participle past looked on as · past looked on as

  1. To treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way.

    I've always looked on him as the ideal candidate for the job.

  2. To witness (something) without participating in it.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look on as,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20on%20as.

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