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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
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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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“And I’m, like, Look, after these last two years, I’m giving everybody a little slack.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021

Look after your own interests; if you don’t think the money will be worth the hassle, don’t take it.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2021

Look, after the Party was long over, I was living in Denver, Colorado — I got a job as a talk-show host.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2020

So please: Look after yourself, and those around you.

From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2020

“If I do, you will know about it. I think you did well to recruit this boy. Look after him.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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