look after en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(transitive) To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
The marshes were just a long black horizontal line then, as I stopped to look after him; and the river was just another horizontal line, not nearly so broad nor yet so black; and the sky was just a row of long angry red lines and dense black lines intermixed.
1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter I, in Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 10:
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(regional, transitive) To seek out, to look for.
Sliding through the world: that is how, in a bygone age, they used to designate lives like his: looking after his interests, quietly prospering, attracting no attention.
2005, J. M. Coetzee, “Three”, in Slow Man, New York: Viking, →ISBN, page 19:If they are not married, they should be looking after a wife.
1893, Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance:I have sent my intended husband to look after my lover […].
1775, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna, II.4:My subject does not necessarily oblige me to look after this water, or point forth the place whereunto 'tis now retreated.
1695, John Woodward, “(please specify the page)”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […], →OCLC:
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(also, reflexive, transitive) To care for; to keep safe.
"And I thought: if muggins here, a 37-year-old government minister who can look after myself, feels that way, then we need to really think about how we're putting in place a level of protection for women.
2022 April 6, “Network News: Booze ban continues as part of move to prioritise women's safety”, in RAIL, number 954, page 6:He asked me to look after his daughter while he was away.
The station is clearly well looked after, making it a worthy gateway to the resort.
2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:
- (transitive) To have as one's business; to manage, be responsible for.
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(obsolete, transitive) To expect, look forward to.
Mens hearts failing them for feare, and for looking after those things which are comming on the earth; For the powers of heauen shall be shaken.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 21:26:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| looked after | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| looked after | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| looking after | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| looks after | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (101)
cmn 照顧 /照顾 (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ja 世話をする (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hu gondoz (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · pam antabaianan (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · grc κομίζω (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · blt ꪒꪴ (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · fr soigner (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hu tekintetével követ (to follow with the eyes) · uk догляда́ти (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · cy edrych ar ôl (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · bg грижа се (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · it stare dietro (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · zdj ushishia (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · mr काळजी घेणे (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · it prendersi cura (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · it curare (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · grc τημελέω (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · gd glèidh (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · th ดูแล (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · gd coimhead an dèidh (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · nod ᨹᩬᩴ᩵ᨣᩬ᩠ᨿ (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · fr veiller sur (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ckb ئاگالێبوون (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · gd coimhead às dèidh (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hu vigyáz (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · lo ເບິ່ງແຍງ (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · uk піклува́тися (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · gsw pflääge (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hi ध्यान रखना (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · eo flegi (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · tr bakmak (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · th เลี้ยงดู (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · es cuidar (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ckb چاو لێبوون (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · nap abbadà (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ota تیمار ایتمك (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · fr garder (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · blt ꪩꪾ꪿ꪒꪴ (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · pl opiekować się (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · cmn 照管 (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · gd gabh aig (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · gl mirar por (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · blt ꪵꪔ꫁ꪉ (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · gl coidar (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ja 面倒を見る (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · es custodiar (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · nl verzorgen (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · zdj hwangalia (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · sv passa (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · cs pohlídat (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · eo pririgardi (to follow with the eyes) · es velar por (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · de pflegen (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · shn လုမ်းလႃး (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · pam antabayanan (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · txb yärp- (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · fr s'occuper de (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ga bí i bhfeighil (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ca curar (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ug ئاسرىماق (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · vi dõi theo (to follow with the eyes) · cmn 關照 /关照 (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · gd coimhead ri (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · fi huolehtia (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · kw truedha (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · pl podążać wzrokiem (to follow with the eyes) · ru присма́тривать (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ar اِهْتَمَّ (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ru пригля́дывать (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hu felügyel (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · da passe (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ru забо́титься (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · pl dbać (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hu gondoskodik (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · rm pertgirar (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · vi theo dõi (to follow with the eyes) · la cūrō (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hi पालना (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · pt cuidar (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · uk дба́ти (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · nl behartigen (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · rm partgirar (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · rm perchürer (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ru пригляде́ть (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ru следи́ть (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ota تیمارلمق (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ar اِعْتَنَى (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · sv ta hand om (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · tr göz kulak olmak (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ru уха́живать (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · ru присмотре́ть (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · fi vahtia (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hu utánanéz (to follow with the eyes) · mr लक्ष्य ठेवणे (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · gd gabh cùram (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hu törődik (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hi पालनपोषण करना (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · uk турбува́тися (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · hu ellát (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · de sich kümmern um (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect) · nl naar omkijken (to care for, keep safe, watch, protect)