look after

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look after

verb looks after · looking after · looked after

transitive To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing). The marshes were just a long black horizontal line then, as I stopped to look after him; and the river was just another horizontal line, not nearly so broad nor yet so black; and the sky was just a row of long angry red lines and dense black lines intermixed.
regional, transitive To seek out, to look for. My subject does not necessarily oblige me to look after this water, or point forth the place whereunto 'tis now retreated.
also, reflexive, transitive To care for; to keep safe. He asked me to look after his daughter while he was away.
Similar: take care of
transitive To have as one's business; to manage, be responsible for.
Similar: keep
obsolete, transitive To expect, look forward to. Mens hearts failing them for feare, and for looking after those things which are comming on the earth; For the powers of heauen shall be shaken.

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verb to follow with the eyes

Tiếng Việt	theo dõi, dõi theo

verb to care for, keep safe, watch, protect

Español	cuidar, velar por, custodiar
日本語	世話をする sewa o suru, 面倒を見る mendō o miru
中文	關照 /关照 guānzhào, 照顧 /照顾 zhàogu, 照管 zhàoguǎn
हिन्दी	ध्यान रखना dhyān rakhnā, पालना pālnā, पालनपोषण करना pālanpoṣaṇ karnā
Português	cuidar
Français	s'occuper de, garder, veiller sur, soigner
Deutsch	sich kümmern um, pflegen
Italiano	prendersi cura, stare dietro, curare
Русский	забо́титься zabótitʹsja, уха́живать uxáživatʹ, пригля́дывать prigljádyvatʹ, пригляде́ть prigljadétʹ, присма́тривать prismátrivatʹ, присмотре́ть prismotrétʹ
العربية	اِهْتَمَّ ihtamma, اِعْتَنَى iʕtanā

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@misc{look_after_2026,
  title = {look after},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/look%20after},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}