LOOK AFTER Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

look after

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Definition of look after

as in nurse

to attend to the needs and comforts of She didn't have many patients to look after and so they each received a lot of attention.

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as in watch

to take charge of especially on behalf of another With so many children to look after they had to call in another caregiver.

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Recent Examples of look after SeaWorld sent animal care and veterinary staff to Alaska to look after and prepare the calf for his long journey to Florida. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 My facialist commented on how much better my dark spots looked after a month of use. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026 Back in September, Muna announced that McPherson, who plays guitar, synths, and sings in the band, would need to miss several tour dates to look after their mother, Harriet, who was in the terminal stages of a cancer battle. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 Fox is back in Betsey Johnson looks after cohosting the brand’s Shopify pop-up launch last year and then receiving the Betsey Johnson Iconoclast Award from Johnson at the 2026 ACE Awards. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for look after

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take care of

Phrase

So Urbani’s job was to procure those from a hatchery or catch them and then take care of them so they could be released.

— Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
Once that’s done, KFON’s business support centre will contact and take care of the next course of action.

— Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 6 June 2023

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