look after sb/sth
— phrasal verb with look uk/lʊk/us/lʊk/verb
A2 to take care of or be in charge of someone or something:
We look after the neighbours' cat while they're away.
If you look after your clothes they last a lot longer.
Don't worry about Mia - she can look after herself.
More examples
- I need someone dependable to look after the children while I'm at work.
- It was becoming increasingly apparent that he could no longer look after himself.
- It was a bit silly of him to ask a complete stranger to look after his luggage.
- This pen should last (you) a lifetime if you look after it.
- I think looking after her elderly mother is quite a drain on her energy .
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical treatment: treating & caring for people
- attention
- bedside manner
- bring
- care
- clinic
- domiciliary
- eye
- first-line treatment
- keep your/an eye on sth/sb idiom
- mind
- minister
- minister to sb
- modality
- nurse
- paternal
- referral
- section
- set sb up
- soothe
- tend
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