Definition of "look after"

look after

verb
third-person singular simple present looks after, present participle looking after, simple past and past participle looked after
1. (transitive) To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
2. (transitive, now regional) To seek out, to look for.
  Quotations
  My subject does not necessarily oblige me to look after this water, or point forth the place whereunto 'tis now retreated.
  1695, John Woodward, “(please specify the page)”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […]
  I have sent my intended husband to look after my lover […] .
  1775, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna, II.4
  If they are not married, they should be looking after a wife.
  1893, Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance
  Sliding through the world: that is how, in a bygone age, they used to designate lives like his: looking after his interests, quietly prospering, attracting no attention.
  2005, J. M. Coetzee, “Three”, in Slow Man, New York: Viking, page 19
3. (transitive, also reflexive) To care for; to keep safe.
  Quotations
  The station is clearly well looked after, making it a worthy gateway to the resort.
  2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27
  "And I thought: if muggins here, a 37-year-old government minister who can look after myself, feels that way, then we need to really think about how we're putting in place a level of protection for women.
  2022 April 6, “Network News: Booze ban continues as part of move to prioritise women's safety”, in RAIL, number 954, page 6
4. (transitive) To have as one's business; to manage, be responsible for.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To expect, look forward to.
  Quotations
  Mens hearts failing them for feare, and for looking after those things which are comming on the earth; For the powers of heauen shall be shaken.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Luke 21:26

Definition of "look after"

look after

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