Phrasal Verbs With LOOK
In this post, you can find;
- look phrasal verbs,
- look phrasal verbs’ meanings,
- using look phrasal verbs聽in a sentence.
Look Phrasal Verbs –聽Using, Definitions and Examples;
- Look ahead,聽
- Look forward to,
- Look round,
- Look around,
- Look after,
- Look to,
- Look through,
- Look back,
- Look up,
- Look for,
- Look in,
- Look into,
- Look on,
- Look out.
Follow the list for look phrasal verbs – definitions and examples;
- Look聽after sb/sth
Meaning; to聽watch or take care of someone or something
Example;聽I look after my friend’s fish when she is away.
- Look ahead
Meaning; to聽think about what may happen in the future
Example;聽They need to look ahead to make a decision for their company.
- Look round/around somewhere/sth
Meaning; to聽visit a place and look at the things in it.
Example;聽I will spend all day聽looking around the city.
- Look at sth
Meaning; to聽think about a subject carefully
Example;聽We are looking at the聽various possibilities.
- Look back
Meaning;聽to think about something that happened in the past
Example;聽When I look back, I’m filled with happiness.
- Look down on sb
Meaning; to聽regard oneself as superior to somebody
Example;聽He looks down on her because he has a good job.
- Look forward to sth
Meaning; to聽anticipate something with pleasure
Example;聽She is looking forward to visiting her family this weekend.
- Look for聽
Meaning;聽to聽search for someone or something, to seek
Example;聽I am looking for Susan. Have you seen her?
- Look聽in ( on sb/sth )
Meaning;聽to聽check briefly on someone or something聽
Example;聽I can look in on the child before I go to the bed.
- Look聽into sth
Meaning; to try to discover the facts about something such as a problem or an issue.
Example;聽The president has promised to look into the case.
- Look聽on
Meaning;聽to聽watch what is happening without participating.
Example;聽The mother cat is just looking on while the kittens are playing each other.
- Look聽on/upon sb/sth as sth
Meaning;聽to聽consider or think of someone or something as something
Example;聽I look on her as a daughter.
- Look聽out
Meaning; to watch what is happening and be careful, take care
Example;聽If you don’t look out, you can fall on the ice.
- Look聽over
Meaning;聽to聽examine something quickly
Example;聽We聽will look over these figures for you.
- Look through
Meaning;聽to聽read something quickly
Example;聽I have looked through the book but I have had no chance to read it completely.
- Look聽to
Meaning; to expect someone or something to supply something
Example;聽The child looked to his parents for help.
- Look聽up
Meaning;聽to聽become better
Example;聽My financial situation is looking up at last.
