look after

The phrase "look after" is commonly used in English to denote responsibility and care for someone or something.

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Definition

B1General

(common)To take care of someone or something, ensuring their well-being and safety.

Example

Who's going to look after the children while you're away?
She looks after her elderly parents with great care.

B2General

(common)To manage or be responsible for something.

Example

I'm looking after his affairs while he's in hospital.
He looks after the finances for the entire company.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "look after":

take care of care for take care attend to look out for someone look over mind the store keep a lookout take care of business look to see to look at seeing to keep house look on check up on