Look after meaning
Look after is a phrasal verb that means to care for or take responsibility for a person, animal, place, or object.
- Past simple
- looked after
- Past participle
- looked after
- -ing form
- looking after
What look after means
A2
To care for or take responsibility for a person, animal, place, or object
Could you look after the dog while we are away?
Similar phrasal verbs
With look: look forward to, look out, look for, look into, look up to, look up.
With after: ask after, go after, take after.
Common questions
What does look after mean?
To care for or take responsibility for a person, animal, place, or object.
What is the past tense of look after?
Looked after, which is also its past participle.
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