Antonyms for look after


Grammar : Verb
Spell : loo k
Phonetic Transcription : lÊŠk


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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