look after
To follow with the eyesTo follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
» The nurse looked after the babies.
Медсестра доглядала за немовлятами. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
(regional, transitive)To seek out, to look for.
(also, reflexive, transitive)To care for; to keep safe.
He asked me to look after his daughter while he was away.
sich kümmern um, pflegen
забо́титьсяzabótitʹsja, уха́живатьuxáživatʹ, пригля́дыватьprigljádyvatʹ
турбува́тисяturbuvátysja, догляда́тиdohljadáty, дба́тиdbáty
keep under careful scrutiny
(transitive)To have as one's business; to manage, be responsible for.
(obsolete, transitive)To expect, look forward to.
Examples
571 sentencesThe nurse looked after the babies.
Медсестра доглядала за немовлятами. — deniko
Who will look after the baby?
Хто доглядатиме за дитям? — marko
ruКто будет присматривать за ребёнком? — marafon
deWer wird sich um das Baby kümmern? — MUIRIEL
Who will look after your dog?
Хто буде дивитися за твоїм собакою? — aandrusiak
ruКто приглядит за твоей собакой? — odexed
deWer wird auf deinen Hund aufpassen? — Serienchiller
Would you look after my cat?
Подивишся за моїм котом? — aandrusiak
deWürdest du nach meiner Katze schauen? — Chris
My sister often looks after the baby.
Моя сестра часто дивиться за дитиною. — aandrusiak
ruМоя сестра часто присматривает за ребёнком. — sharptoothed
deMeine Schwester kümmert sich oft um das Baby. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Forms
looks after, looking after, looked after, looked after| Base form | look after · to look after |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | looks after |
| Present participle | looking after |
| Past simple | looked after |
| Past participle | looked after |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- look upшукати, обшукатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
- look outвиглядати, виглянутиTo be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
- look onспостерігати, дивитисяTo watch; to observe without participating.
- look backзапам'ятати, пам'ятатиTo think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
- look overпереглянути, переглядатиTo check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
- look afterдоглядати, дбатиTo follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
- look forшукати, пошукатиTo seek.
- look intoперевірити, перевірятиTo investigate, explore, or consider.
More 8
- look aroundозирнутися, озиратисяTo inspect a building or area.
- look toшукати, пошукатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, to.
- look offTo put off by one's facial expression
- look downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
- look awayTo ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.
- look throughUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, through.
- look roundTo inspect a building or area.
- look aheadTo consider the future, to anticipate future events.
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.