Antonyms for look after

Grammar : Verb

Spell : loo k

Phonetic Transcription : lʊk

Definition 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

Synonyms for look after

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