look after

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de prendre soin de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose, ou d'en être responsable.

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

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Take care offormal

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

   prendre soin de

   • 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.

   Synonymesattend tocare forguardmindnurtureprotectsupervisetendwatch over

   Antonymesabandondisregardforsakeignoreneglect

2. Manage or be responsible forformal

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

   S'occuper de, être responsable de

   • 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.

   Synonymesattend tohandlemanagemindoverseerunsupervise

   Antonymesabandonforsakeignoreneglect

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