🫶look after

phrasal verb
/lʊk ˈɑːftər/

Meaning

to take care of someone or something; to be responsible for someone’s well-being

Example Sentences

She looks after her younger brother while their parents are at work.

Example Expressions

look after yourself

Synonyms

take care of, care for, tend, mind, supervise

Antonyms

neglect, abandon, ignore

Collocations

look after children, look after patients, look after the house, look after someone well

More Example Sentences

Do you look after them?

We look after our health.

I look after my little brother.

Do you look after your younger brother?

They look after the plants in the office.

They look after each other in difficult times.

Do you look after your grandmother in New York?

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