19 English Phrasal Verbs With 'LOOK'

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19 phrasal verbs with 'LOOK'

Look after

  1. Take care
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: Their auntie LOOKED AFTER them while their mother was in hospital.

Look back

  1. Think about the past
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Old people often LOOK BACK on over their lives.

Look down on

  1. Have a low opinion of
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He LOOKS DOWN ON his colleagues because he thinks he's better than they are.

Look for

  1. Try to find
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I've been LOOKING FOR all their hidden files, but I can't find them anywhere.

Look forward to

  1. Wait for or anticipate something pleasant
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I'm LOOKING FORWARD TO meeting you.

Look in

  1. Make a quick visit
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I'll LOOK IN on my way home.

Look in on

  1. 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.

Look into

  1. Research, investigate
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: We'll LOOK INTO the problem and come back to you when we have the information.

Look on

  1. Watch something like a crime without helping
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The crowd just LOOKED ON as the old lady was mugged.

Look on as

  1. Consider, regard
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: I LOOK ON her AS a close friend.

Look out

  1. Be careful
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: LOOK OUT; you're going to drop that!

Look out for

  1. Take care of someone, make sure someone is cared for
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: She LOOKED OUT FOR her sister when she started school.
  2. Keep alert and try to see
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: We we told to LOOK OUT FOR any suspicious behaviour.

Look over

  1. Inspect
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They came to LOOK the house OVER with a view to buying it.

Look round

  1. Inspect a house
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: We LOOKED ROUND the house and decided that we didn't like it enough to buy it.

Look through

  1. Read quickly
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I LOOKED THROUGH the article.

Look to

  1. Expect, hope
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The company is LOOKING TO increase its sales in Asia.

Look up

  1. 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.
  2. Improve
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The economy is LOOKING UP.
  3. Find, trace an old friend
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I LOOKED him UP when I went back to Cambridge.

Look up to

  1. Respect
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: She's LOOKS UP TO her mother.

Look upon as

  1. Consider, regard
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: I LOOK UPON him AS a close friend.

Take our Exercise on 'LOOK'

Quiz for Verb: 'To LOOK'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...

'Look after' means...

'Look to' means...

'Look over' means...

'Look on' means...

'Look forward to' means...

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'Look in' means...

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