LOOK AFTER


Meaning of LOOK AFTER in English

phrasal

1. : to follow with the eyes : look in the direction of

and with dimm'd eyes look after him — Shakespeare

2. archaic : to search for : seek

the knave … hath all those requisites in him that folly and green minds look after — Shakespeare

3. : to attend to : take care of : see to the safety or well-being of : tend

sent to … look after his interests — G.C.Sellery

somebody … who looked after the children — Eden Phillpotts

I daresay you can look after yourself — Andrew Young

4. : to busy or concern oneself with : pay heed to : consider

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.