Showing 19 phrasal verbs and 22 definitions related to the verb 'Look'.
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Look after phrasal verb
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Meaning: Take care
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: Their auntie LOOKED AFTER them while their mother was in hospital.
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Meaning: Take care
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Look back phrasal verb
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Meaning: Think about the past
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: Old people often LOOK BACK on over their lives.
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Meaning: Think about the past
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Look down on phrasal verb
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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.
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Meaning: Have a low opinion of
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Look for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Try to find
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I've been LOOKING FOR all their hidden files, but I can't find them anywhere.
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Meaning: Try to find
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Look forward to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Wait for or anticipate something pleasant
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I'm LOOKING FORWARD TO meeting you.
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Meaning: Wait for or anticipate something pleasant
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Look in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Make a quick visit
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I'll LOOK IN on my way home.
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Meaning: Make a quick visit
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Look in on phrasal verb
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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.
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Meaning: Visit briefly to see if everything's all right
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Look into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Research, investigate
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: We'll LOOK INTO the problem and come back to you when we have the information.
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Meaning: Research, investigate
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Look on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Watch something like a crime without helping
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The crowd just LOOKED ON as the old lady was mugged.
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Meaning: Watch something like a crime without helping
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Look on as phrasal verb
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Meaning: Consider, regard
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: I LOOK ON her AS a close friend.
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Meaning: Consider, regard
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Look out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Be careful
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: LOOK OUT; you're going to drop that!
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Meaning: Be careful
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Look out for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Take care of someone, make sure someone is cared for
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» Example: She LOOKED OUT FOR her sister when she started school. -
Meaning: Keep alert and try to see
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: We we told to LOOK OUT FOR any suspicious behaviour.
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Meaning: Take care of someone, make sure someone is cared for
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Look over phrasal verb
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Meaning: Inspect
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: They came to LOOK the house OVER with a view to buying it.
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Meaning: Inspect
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Look round phrasal verb
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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.
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Meaning: Inspect a house
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Look through phrasal verb
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Meaning: Read quickly
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I LOOKED THROUGH the article.
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Meaning: Read quickly
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Look to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Expect, hope
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: The company is LOOKING TO increase its sales in Asia.
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Meaning: Expect, hope
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Look up phrasal verb
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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. -
Meaning: Improve
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The economy is LOOKING UP. -
Meaning: Find, trace an old friend
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I LOOKED him UP when I went back to Cambridge.
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Meaning: Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information.
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Look up to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Respect
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: She's LOOKS UP TO her mother.
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Meaning: Respect
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Look upon as phrasal verb
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Meaning: Consider, regard
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: I LOOK UPON him AS a close friend.
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Meaning: Consider, regard