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look after

/lʊk ˈɑːf.tər/

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verb

/lʊk ˈɑːf.tər/A2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по заботе о ком-то или чем-то или ответственности за них.

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

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Take care offormal

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

    ruЗаботиться

    • 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.

    Synonymsattend tocare forguardmindnurtureprotectsupervisetendwatch over

    Antonymsabandondisregardforsakeignoreneglect

  2. Manage or be responsible forformal

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

    ruЗаботиться

    • 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.

    Synonymsattend tohandlemanagemindoverseerunsupervise

    Antonymsabandonforsakeignoreneglect

Forms
  • looked after past participle
  • looked after past simple
  • looking after present participle
  • looks after third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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