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look after

British  

verb

  1. to take care of; be responsible for

    she looked after the child while I was out

  2. to follow with the eyes

    he looked after the girl thoughtfully
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
look after Idioms  

  1. Also, look out for; see after. Take care of, attend to the safety or well-being of, as in Please look after your little brother, or We left Jane to look out for the children, or Please see after the luggage. The first expression dates from the second half of the 1300s, the second from the mid-1900s, and the third from the early 1700s.

Example Sentences

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"She'd earned two degrees, had a successful career, lived independently, had her own network of friends and looked after scores of cats and dogs," he told the crowd.

From BBC

Alberto also helped look after her father until he died, and her mother, who is 87 and lives with them as well.

From The Wall Street Journal

He added the island was "not looking after its own citizens enough", pointing to rising use of food banks and homelessness.

From BBC

Emily is the one who looks after the spreadsheets - and she shows me the cost.

From BBC

Any thoughts of travel will now have to be put on hold until he’s at least old enough to be looked after by neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal

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