Common Phrasal Verbs with LOOK in English

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Common Phrasal Verbs with LOOK

1. Look after

Meaning: Watch or protect; to keep safe
Example He asked me to look after his daughter while he was away

2. Look after

Meaning: Consider the future, to anticipate future events
You should forget the past and look ahead

3. Look around

Meaning 1: Inspect a building or area
Example: We’re interested in buying this house. Can we look around tomorrow?
Meaning 2: Search a place
Example: I can’t find my keys, so I’ll look around
Meaning 3: Turn one’s head to see what is behind oneself
Example: He heard a voice and looked around to see a man wearing dark clothes

4. Look at

Meaning 1: Consider
Example: I looked at the possibility of buying a new car, but my current one still runs great and it’s paid off
Meaning 2: To read something quickly
Example: Can you have a look at the notes I gave you last week?
Meaning 3: To confront or face something
Example: He is looking at a large fine if he doesn’t comply with the court order.

5. Look for

Meaning: Search for; to seek
Example: He spent his life looking for the truth

6. Look into

Meaning: Investigate, explore, or consider
Example: If you are buying a new car, you might want to look into getting a hybrid or other high-efficiency vehicle

7. Look on

Meaning: to observe
Example: My performance seems somehow always to get worse when there are other people looking on

8. Look on as

Meaning: Treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way
Example: I’ve always looked on him as the ideal candidate for the job

9. Look out

Meaning: Look from within to the outside
Example: Look out, and you will see the rain has stopped

10. Look out

Meaning: Be vigilant and aware
Example: While you’re in the city center, look out for the dodgy street vendors

11. Look round

Meaning 1: Inspect a building or area
Example: We’re interested in buying this house, can we look round tomorrow?
Meaning 2: Search a place
Example: I can’t find my keys, so I’ll look round
Meaning 3: Turn one’s head to see what is behind oneself
Example: He heard a voice and looked round to see a man wearing dark clothes

12. Look through

Meaning 1: Gaze through a gap or aperture
Example: He looked through the binoculars at the bird
Meaning 2: Search, either with the eyes or by hand
Example: Airport security looked through her purse and confiscated her nail scissors
Meaning 3: Pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visible
Example: I tried to get Michele’s attention at the party, but she looked right through me!

13. Look to

Meaning: Seek inspiration or advice or reward from someone
Example: Whenever I’m upset, I look to Mary to cheer me up

14. Look up

Meaning 1: Have better prospects, to improve
Example: Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents
Meaning 2: Obtain information about something from a text source
Example: I didn’t know what a mitochondrion was until I looked it up in a dictionary

15. Look up to

Meaning: Show respect or admiration for
Example: A boy should look up to his father

16. Look upon

Meaning: Consider or regard something in a specific manner
Example: Some people look upon lexicography as their life’s work

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