Phrasal Verb 'Look'
We have 22 phrasal verb definitions related to 'Look'.
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Look after
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Meaning: Take care
Example: Their auntie LOOKED AFTER them while their mother was in hospital.
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- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look back
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Meaning: Think about the past
Example: Old people often LOOK BACK on over their lives.
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- Intransitive
- International English
- Intransitive
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Look down on
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Meaning: Have a low opinion of
Example: He LOOKS DOWN ON his colleagues because he thinks he's better than they are.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look for
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Meaning: Try to find
Example: I've been LOOKING FOR all their hidden files, but I can't find them anywhere.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look forward to
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Meaning: Wait for or anticipate something pleasant
Example: I'm LOOKING FORWARD TO meeting you.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look in
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Meaning: Make a quick visit
Example: I'll LOOK IN on my way home.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look in on
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Meaning: Visit briefly to see if everything's all right
Example: I'm going to LOOK IN ON grannie on the way home tonight as she's been a bit unwell recently.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look into
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Meaning: Research, investigate
Example: We'll LOOK INTO the problem and come back to you when we have the information.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look on
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Meaning: Watch something like a crime without helping
Example: The crowd just LOOKED ON as the old lady was mugged.
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- Intransitive
- International English
- Intransitive
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Look on as
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Meaning: Consider, regard
Example: I LOOK ON her AS a close friend.
Notes:
- Separable [obligatory]
- International English
- Separable [obligatory]
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Look out
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Meaning: Be careful
Example: LOOK OUT; you're going to drop that!
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- Intransitive
- International English
- Intransitive
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Look out for
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Meaning: Take care of someone, make sure someone is cared for
Example: She LOOKED OUT FOR her sister when she started school.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look out for
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Meaning: Keep alert and try to see
Example: We we told to LOOK OUT FOR any suspicious behaviour.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look over
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Meaning: Inspect
Example: They came to LOOK the house OVER with a view to buying it.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
- Separable [optional]
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Look round
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Meaning: Inspect a house
Example: We LOOKED ROUND the house and decided that we didn't like it enough to buy it.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look through
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Meaning: Read quickly
Example: I LOOKED THROUGH the article.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look to
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Meaning: Expect, hope
Example: The company is LOOKING TO increase its sales in Asia.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look up
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Meaning: Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information.
Example: I didn't know the correct spelling so I had to LOOK it UP in the dictionary.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
- Separable [optional]
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Look up
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Meaning: Improve
Example: The economy is LOOKING UP.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
- Intransitive
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Look up
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Meaning: Find, trace an old friend
Example: I LOOKED him UP when I went back to Cambridge.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
- Separable [optional]
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Look up to
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Meaning: Respect
Example: She's LOOKS UP TO her mother.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Look upon as
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Meaning: Consider, regard
Example: I LOOK UPON him AS a close friend.
Notes:
- Separable [obligatory]
- International English
- Separable [obligatory]
