Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).

  2. (regional, transitive)To seek out, to look for.

  3. (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

  4. (transitive)To have as one's business; to manage, be responsible for.

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To expect, look forward to.

Examples

571 sentences
  1. The nurse looked after the babies.

    Медсестра доглядала за немовлятами. — deniko

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Would you look after my cat?

    Подивишся за моїм котом? — aandrusiak

    deWürdest du nach meiner Katze schauen? — Chris

  5. 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

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to care for, keep safe, watch, protect:
Русский
By meaning 1
to care for, keep safe, watch, protect:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to care for, keep safe, watch, protect:

Forms

looks after, looking after, looked after, looked after
Base formlook after · to look after
3rd person singularlooks after
Present participlelooking after
Past simplelooked after
Past participlelooked after

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylook after
he, she, itlooks after

Past simpleLesson

all personslooked after

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave looked after
he, she, ithas looked after

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill look after

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary 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.

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