Phrasal Verbs With 'Look'

Look after phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Take care
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: Their auntie LOOKED AFTER them while their mother was in hospital.

Look back phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Think about the past
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Old people often LOOK BACK on over their lives.

Look down on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Have a low opinion of
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He LOOKS DOWN ON his colleagues because he thinks he's better than they are.

Look for phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Try to find
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I've been LOOKING FOR all their hidden files, but I can't find them anywhere.

Look forward to phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Wait for or anticipate something pleasant
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I'm LOOKING FORWARD TO meeting you.

Look in phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Make a quick visit
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I'll LOOK IN on my way home.

Look in on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Visit briefly to see if everything's all right
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I'm going to LOOK IN ON grannie on the way home tonight as she's been a bit unwell recently.

Look into phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Research, investigate
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: We'll LOOK INTO the problem and come back to you when we have the information.

Look on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Watch something like a crime without helping
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The crowd just LOOKED ON as the old lady was mugged.

Look on as phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Consider, regard
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: I LOOK ON her AS a close friend.

Look out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Be careful
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: LOOK OUT; you're going to drop that!

Look out for phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Take care of someone, make sure someone is cared for
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: She LOOKED OUT FOR her sister when she started school.
  2. Meaning: Keep alert and try to see
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: We we told to LOOK OUT FOR any suspicious behaviour.

Look over phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Inspect
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They came to LOOK the house OVER with a view to buying it.

Look round phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Inspect a house
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: We LOOKED ROUND the house and decided that we didn't like it enough to buy it.

Look through phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Read quickly
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I LOOKED THROUGH the article.

Look to phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Expect, hope
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The company is LOOKING TO increase its sales in Asia.

Look up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information.
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I didn't know the correct spelling so I had to LOOK it UP in the dictionary.
  2. Meaning: Improve
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The economy is LOOKING UP.
  3. Meaning: Find, trace an old friend
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I LOOKED him UP when I went back to Cambridge.

Look up to phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Respect
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: She's LOOKS UP TO her mother.

Look upon as phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Consider, regard
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: I LOOK UPON him AS a close friend.

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