look after

• Deutsches Verb, das ausdrückt, sich um jemanden oder etwas zu kümmern, für sie oder es zu sorgen oder die Verantwortung zu tragen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of taking care of or being responsible for someone or something.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Take care offormal

   To be responsible for someone or something, ensuring their safety, health, or well-being.

   sich kümmern um

   • She looks after her younger brother while their parents are at work.
   • Can you look after my cat while I'm on vacation?
   • The nurse looks after the elderly patients in the hospital.

   Synonymeattend tocare forguardmindnurtureprotectsupervisetendwatch over

   Antonymeabandondisregardforsakeignoreneglect

2. Manage or be responsible forformal

   To be in charge of something, such as a task, property, or business.

   Sich kümmern

   • He looks after the company's finances.
   • She looks after the garden, making sure all plants are watered.
   • They hired a manager to look after the daily operations.

   Synonymeattend tohandlemanagemindoverseerunsupervise

   Antonymeabandonforsakeignoreneglect

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