General Definition: 1. The action of one person looking at another or at a relatively tall and thin object, or any action or thing directly or indirectly associated with this. As a Noun: 1. A judgement made about the quality of a student and their work. English = assessment. 2. A person whom someone looks at positively and whose behaviour they try to copy. English = role model. 3. The act of staring at someone, especially in a way that indicates a sexual interest. Informal English = perve. 4. [With a negative facial expression] a feeling of dislike for someone because you think they are of little value or importance. English = disdain. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To look at someone, or to look someone up and down, often in order to make a judgement about them. 2. To consider a student and their work in order to make a judgement about the quality of their work. English = assess. 3. To stare at someone, especially in a way that indicates a sexual interest. Used showing disapproval. English = ogle. Informal English = perve, have a perve, gawk at. 4. [With a negative facial expression] to look at someone as if you think that they have very little value or importance; to look at someone with disdain or scorn. Idiomatic English = to look down your nose at someone.