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Definition: TO LOOK ON |
TO LOOK ON1. (a) To regard; to esteem. Her friends would look on her the worse. --Prior. (b) To consider; to view; to conceive of; to think of. I looked on Virgil as a succinct, majestic writer. --Dryden. (c) To be a mere spectator. I'll be a candleholder, and look on. --Shak. |
Crosswords: TO LOOK ON |
| English words defined with "TO LOOK ON": pessimism ♦ To look about. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "TO LOOK ON": Intuition. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Don't worry, Leela -- soon we'll be able to look on this and laugh. (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Author | Quotation |
Heinrich Heine | While we are indifferent to our good qualities, we keep on deceiving ourselves in regard to our faults, until we come to look on them as virtues. |
William Wordsworth | For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | O, preposterous And frantic outrage, end thy damned spleen, Or let me die, to look on death no more! |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Its broad pinnate tropical leaf was pleasant though strange to look on. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expression using "TO LOOK ON": to look on the bright side. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "TO LOOK ON"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hungarian | tekint vmilyennek (to look upon), tart vmilyennek (to look upon), végignéz (to give sg the once-over, to see out). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | otay ooklay onay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Esther Chapter 1, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eisagagein thn basilissan proV auton basileuein authn kai periqeinai auth to diadhma kai deixai authn pasin toiV arcousin kai toiV eqnesin to kalloV authV oti kalh hn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ut introducerent reginam Vasthi coram rege posito super caput eius diademate et ostenderet cunctis populis et principibus illius pulchritudinem erat enim pulchra valde |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | That thei shulden bringen in Vasthi, the quen, befor the king, put vp on hir hed a diademe, that he shewe to alle `princis and puplis the fairnesse of hir; forsothe she was ful fair. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | That Vashti the queen was to come before him, crowned with her crown, and let the people and the captains see her: for she was very beautiful. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Esther Chapter 1, Verse 11 |
| Albanian | të sillnin para mbretit mbretëreshën Vashti me kurorën mbretërore, për t'i treguar popullit dhe princave bukurinë e saj; në të vërtetë ajo kishte një pamje të hijshme. |
| Cebuano | Sa pagdala kang Vasthi nga reina sa atubangan sa hari lakip ang mga harianong purongpurong, aron sa pagpakita sa mga katawohan ug sa mga principe sa iyang kaanyag; kay siya matahum nga pagatan-awon. |
| Croatian | da dovedu preda nj kraljicu Vašti s kraljevskom krunom, da bi pokazao narodu i knezovima ljepotu njezinu. Ona je uistinu bila privlaèna. |
| Danish | at føre Dronning Vasjti, prydet med det kongelige Diadem, frem for Kongen, for at han kunde vise Folkene og Fyrsterne hendes Dejlighed. Thi hun var meget smuk. |
| Dutch | Dat zij Vasthi, de koningin, zouden brengen voor het aangezicht des konings, met de koninklijke kroon, om den volken en den vorsten haar schoonheid te tonen; want zij was schoon van aangezicht. |
| Finnish | tuoda kuningatar Vastin, kuninkaallinen kruunu päässä, kuninkaan eteen, että hän saisi näyttää kansoille ja ruhtinaille hänen kauneutensa, sillä hän oli näöltään ihana. |
| French | d`amener en sa présence la reine Vasthi, avec la couronne royale, pour montrer sa beauté aux peuples et aux grands, car elle était belle de figure. |
| German | daß sie die Königin Vasthi holten vor den König mit der königlichen Krone, daß er den Völkern und Fürsten zeigte ihre Schöne; denn sie war schön. |
| Hungarian | Hogy hozzák el Vástit, a királynét a király elé, királyi koronával, hogy megmutassa a népeknek és fejedelmeknek az õ szépségét; mert szép arczú vala. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ia menyuruh mereka membawa ke hadapannya Ratu Wasti dengan mahkota kerajaan di atas kepalanya. Ratu cantik sekali, dan raja hendak memamerkan kecantikannya kepada para pembesar dan semua tamunya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | supaya dipersilakannya Wasti, permaisuri itu, datang menghadap baginda dengan berpakaikan makota kerajaan, hendak diperlihatkannya keelokan permaisuri itu kepada segala orang dan segala penghulu itu, karena sangat elok parasnya. |
| Italian | che conducessero davanti a lui la regina Vasti con la corona reale, per mostrare al popolo e ai capi la sua bellezza; essa infatti era di aspetto avvenente. |
| Manx Gaelic | Dy chur lhieu Vashti yn ven-rein kiongoyrt rish y ree, ceau yn attey reeoil dy yeeaghyn da'n pobble as ny princeyn yn aalid eck, son v'ee feer aalin dy yeeaghyn urree. |
| Maori | Kia kawea mai te kuini, a Wahati, ki te aroaro o te kingi, me te karauna kuini, kia whakakitea atu ai tona ataahua ki nga iwi, ki nga rangatira: he pai hoki tona ahua. |
| Norwegian | at de skulde føre dronning Vasti frem for kongen, med kongelig krone på, så han kunde la folkene og fyrstene få se hennes skjønnhet; for hun var meget fager. |
| Portuguese | que introduzissem presença do rei a rainha Vasti, com a coroa real, para mostrar aos povos e aos príncipes a sua formosura, pois era formosíssima. |
| Rumanian | sq aducq kn faya lui pe kmpqrqteasa Vasti, cu cununa kmpqrqteascq, pentruca sq arate frumuseya ei popoarelor wi mai marilor sqi, cqci era frumoasq la chip. |
| Russian | ЮФП'Щ ПОЙ ТЙЧЕМЙ "БТЙ"Х бУФЙОШ ТЕ" МЙ"Е "БТС Ч ЧЕО"Е "БТУЛПН "МС ФПЗП, ЮФП'Щ ПЛБЪБФШ ОБТП"БН Й ЛОСЪШСН ЛТБУПФХ ЕЕ; ПФПНХ ЮФП ПОБ 'ЩМБ ПЮЕОШ ЛТБУЙЧБ. |
| Spanish | que trajesen a la presencia del rey a la reina Vasti, con su corona real, para mostrar su belleza a los pueblos y a los gobernantes; porque ella era de hermosa apariencia. |
| Swedish | att de skulle föra drottning Vasti, prydd med kunglig krona, inför konungen, för att han skulle låta folken och furstarna se hennes skönhet, ty hon var fager att skåda. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "k-l-n-o-o-o-o-t" | |
-4 letters: knot, kolo, koto, look, loon, loot, nolo, nook, onto, took, tool, toon. | |
-5 letters: loo, lot, noo, not, oot, ton, too. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F 4C 4F 4F 4B 4F 4E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01001100 01001111 01001111 01001011 00100000 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   L O O K   O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F 004C 004F 004F 004B 004F 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)544924649494524948 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Quotations: Familiar | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Expressions 7. Translations: Modern 8. Bible Trace | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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