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Synonyms for look after
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : loo k |
Phonetic Transcription : lʊk |
Top 10 synonyms for look after Other synonyms for the word look after
- abet
- accommodate
- accomplish
- adapt
- adjust
- administer
- advance
- aid
- angel
- assist
- associate with
- attend
- attend to
- avert
- baby sit
- baby-sit
- bankroll
- battle
- be a source of strength
- be in charge
- be in driver's seat
- be in saddle
- be in the saddle
- be in the service of
- be on alert
- be on duty
- be on the lookout
- be responsible for
- be vigilant
- be wary
- be watchful
- beat off
- benefact
- bestow
- board
- boss
- bring about
- bring under cultivation
- bring up
- bulwark
- buoy up
- call the play
- call the shots
- captain
- care
- care for
- carry on
- catalogue
- catch
- cater to
- cause
- champion
- chaperon
- chaperone
- cherish
- classify
- codify
- combine
- come along
- command
- complete
- compose
- concentrate on
- conclude
- conduct
- conserve
- consider
- consort
- constitute
- construct
- contend
- continue
- contribute
- control
- convoy
- cook
- coordinate
- corral
- correlate
- cover
- cover all bases
- cover up
- crack the whip
- cradle
- create
- crop
- cultivate
- cushion
- date
- deal with
- defend
- determine
- devote oneself
- direct
- discharge
- dispense
- dispose
- do
- do for
- do one's thing
- doctor
- dog
- draft
- drag
- dress
- earn one's keep
- effect
- eke out existence
- encourage
- end
- endure
- engage in
- ensure
- entrench
- equip
- escort
- espouse
- establish
- execute
- eye
- fashion
- father
- favor
- feather
- feed
- fend
- fend off
- fight
- fight for
- finance
- finish
- fit
- fit out
- fix
- fix up
- fix up with
- follow
- form
- formulate
- fortify
- forward
- foster
- frame
- fulfill
- fund
- furnish
- further
- garden
- garrison
- get a load of
- get going
- get ready
- get together
- get with it
- give
- give a leg up
- give refuge
- give sanctuary
- go along
- go for it
- go on with
- go to bat for
- grant
- graze
- group
- grow
- guard
- guard against
- guide
- hand over
- handle
- hang around with
- hang out
- harbor
- harmonize
- harrow
- harvest
- head
- head up
- hear
- hearken
- hedge
- heed
- heel
- helm
- help out
- herd
- hold
- hold at bay
- homestead
- house
- humor
- husband
- immunize
- impart
- implement
- indulge
- inoculate
- inspect
- insulate
- insure
- irradiate
- keep
- keep alive
- keep an eye on
- keep company
- keep eyes open
- keep eyes peeled
- keep going
- keep in view
- keep one's eye on
- keep safe
- keep tabs on
- keep under surveillance
- keep up
- keep watch over
- landscape
- lead
- lend
- lend a hand
- lend an ear
- lick into shape
- line
- line up
- listen
- listen up
- look after
- look on
- look out
- lookout
- maintain
- make
- make a living
- make do
- make provision for
- make ready
- manage
- mark
- marshal
- medicate
- methodize
- mind
- mind the store
- mine
- minister
- minister to
- mold
- mother
- move
- note
- notice
- nourish
- nurse
- nurture
- observe
- occupy oneself with
- operate
- oppose
- ordain
- organize
- outfit
- overlook
- oversee
- own
- pamper
- panoply
- pasture
- patrol
- pay attention to
- pay expenses of
- pay for
- pay heed
- perform
- perpetuate
- persevere
- pick up
- pick up on
- pick up the check
- pigeonhole
- plant
- plow
- police
- prepare
- present
- preserve
- preside over
- prevent
- procure
- produce
- proffer
- prolong
- promote
- prop
- protect
- provide
- provide for
- provide sanctuary
- provision
- pull off
- pull the strings
- put in order
- put together
- put up money for
- quarterback
- raise
- ranch
- range
- ration
- ready
- reap
- regard
- regulate
- render
- renew
- repair
- repel danger
- replenish
- resist
- retain
- ride herd on
- ride shotgun
- ride shotgun for
- run
- run the show
- run things
- safeguard
- save
- screen
- secure
- see after
- see to
- seed
- sentinel
- serve
- set up
- settle
- shade
- shadow
- shape
- shelter
- shepherd
- shield
- shlep along
- shotgun
- show about
- show around
- sit
- sit on top of
- skipper
- sow
- sponsor
- spook
- squire
- stake
- stand guard
- standardize
- stave off
- stay alive
- steady
- stick to
- stiffen
- stock
- stock up
- stonewall
- store
- straighten
- straighten out
- strengthen
- string along
- stroke
- subdue
- subsidize
- subsist
- succeed
- succor
- superintend
- supervise
- supply
- support
- survey
- survive
- sustain
- tabulate
- tag along
- tailgate
- tailor
- take care of
- take care of business
- take charge of
- take heed
- take in
- take on
- take out
- take pains
- take under wing
- tend
- till
- till the soil
- transact
- transfer
- treasure
- treat
- turn out
- undertake
- underwrite
- uphold
- usher
- vaccinate
- victual
- wait
- wait on
- wait upon
- war
- ward off
- watch
- watch out for
- watch over
- whip into shape
- wind up
- withstand
- work
- work for
- wrap up
- yield
Définition of look after
Origin :- Old English locian "use the eyes for seeing, gaze, look, behold, spy," from West Germanic *lokjan (cf. Old Saxon lokon "see, look, spy," Middle Dutch loeken "to look," Old High German luogen, German dialectal lugen "to look out"), of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Breton lagud "eye." In Old English, usually with on; the use of at began 14c. Meaning "seek, search out" is c.1300; meaning "to have a certain appearance" is from c.1400. Of objects, "to face in a certain direction," late 14c.
- Look after "take care of" is from late 14c., earlier "to seek" (c.1300), "to look toward" (c.1200). Look into "investigate" is from 1580s; look up "research in books or papers" is from 1690s. To look down upon in the figurative sense is from 1711; to look down one's nose is from 1921. To look forward "anticipate" is c.1600; meaning "anticipate with pleasure" is mid-19c. To not look back "make no pauses" is colloquial, first attested 1893. In look sharp (1711) sharp originally was an adverb, "sharply."
- As in keep : verb tend; provide for
- As in maintain : verb care for, keep up
- As in nurse : verb care for, tend
- As in organize : verb arrange, systematize
- As in oversee : verb manage, supervise
- As in attend : verb care for
- As in attend : verb pay attention; apply oneself
- As in protect : verb take care of; guard from harm
- As in provide : verb supply, support
- As in run : verb manage, supervise
- As in safeguard : verb protect
- As in save : verb guard, protect
- As in supervise : verb manage people, project
- As in support : verb take care of, provide for
- As in tend : verb care for
- As in watch : verb guard, protect
- As in accompany : verb go or be with something
- As in care : verb tend to
- As in defend : verb protect
- As in do : verb carry out
- As in do for : verb help
- As in farm : verb produce crops, raise animals
- As in fend for : verb take care of
- As in guard : verb protect, watch
Antonyms for look after
- abandon
- abstain
- aid
- assist
- attack
- be absent
- be lazy
- bear
- begin
- block
- break
- cease
- commence
- conceal
- conclude
- condemn
- confuse
- consume
- contradict
- create
- defer
- deny
- deplete
- depress
- deprive
- desert
- destroy
- differ
- disapprove
- disarrange
- discard
- disconnect
- discontinue
- discourage
- dishonor
- dislike
- disorder
- disorganize
- disperse
- disregard
- dissuade
- disturb
- endanger
- fail
- finish
- follow
- forget
- forsake
- give
- give up
- halt
- hand over
- harm
- hate
- help
- hesitate
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- idle
- ignore
- impede
- injure
- introduce
- lay bare
- lay open
- leave
- leave open
- let down
- let go
- let happen
- lose
- make peace
- make vulnerable
- mismanage
- miss
- mix up
- move
- neglect
- not care
- not finish
- obey
- obstruct
- open
- oppose
- overlook
- pass
- pass by
- prevent
- put off
- quit
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- remove
- renounce
- resign
- reveal
- ruin
- scatter
- serve
- shun
- squander
- stand
- start
- starve
- stop
- subtract
- support
- surrender
- take
- take away
- throw away
- uncover
- undo
- unfit
- upset
- use up
- veto
- walk
- waste
- weaken
- withdraw
- withhold
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