Look after
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Definition
To take care of someone or something
Example sentence
Can you look after my dog this weekend?
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: look after + person/thing
- look after your children
- look after a baby
- look after your parents
- look after the house
- look after a pet
- look after yourself
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She looks after her elderly parents. ✅ (Correct)
She looks her elderly parents after. ❌ (Incorrect)