look on
US /lʊk ɑːn/
UK /lʊk ɑːn/
1.
observar, mirar
to watch something happen without becoming involved in it
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Many people just looked on as the accident happened.
Mucha gente solo observó cómo ocurrió el accidente.
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I couldn't just look on while he struggled.
No podía simplemente observar mientras él luchaba.
2.
considerar, ver como
to consider or think of someone or something in a particular way
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He looks on his students as his own children.
Él considera a sus estudiantes como sus propios hijos.
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Many people look on this period as a golden age.
Mucha gente considera este período como una edad de oro.