Expressions used in Everyday Spoken English in Social and Professional contexts
look after
look after
1) take care of sb/sth
- How to MemorizePopularity HighProfessional HighSocial
- look after yourself
- AnalysisThe phrasal verb look after means 'to take care of'. You might 'look after' a person or an animal, or you can 'look after' a task or a customer. "Would you like to make a booking? I can look after that for you." "I can look after the children when you are at the wedding, if you like." This is a popular phrasal verb used in both social and professional contexts.
- Social Examples (Basic)
- I'm going on holidays. Will you look after my cat while I'm gone?
- The curator looked after all the ancient books in the library.
- You don't look well. You should really start looking after yourself better.
- Professional Examples (Basic)
- Could you look after this customer while I deal with the delivery?
- Marianna will be looking after you during your onboarding process so if you have any questions you can contact her directly.
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