look down

To turn your eyes towards something below you.

• Look down at your shoes.
• He looked down from the bridge.
• Do not look down if heights make you nervous.

How to use it: look down at something (Look down at your feet.); look down from something (She looked down from the balcony.)

Opposites: look up

Common phrases: look down below, look down at something, look down shyly

To stare at someone until they stop meeting your eyes.

• She looked him down.
• He tried to look his opponent down across the table.
• Nobody could look her down when she was angry.

How to use it: look someone down (She looked her rival down without saying a word.)

Similar words: stare down, outstare

Common phrases: look someone down, look down someone

To become worth less money.

• Shares looked down after the announcement.
• Prices look down as demand weakens.
• These stocks have looked down all week.

Similar words: depreciate, decline, fall

Opposites: rise, appreciate

Common phrases: shares look down, prices look down