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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.
Notes:
- 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.
Notes:
- 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.
Notes:
- 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!
Notes:
- 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]