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PHRASAL VERBS WITH "LOOK"
Look up to(someone):
to respect or admire someone.
Ex: You should look up to your parents.
Look up:
to search for information(usually in a book).
Ex: I need to look that word up in the dictionary.
Look through:
to examine something usually quickly.
Ex: You must look through the text to find the name of main character.
Look out:
to be careful: to avoid imminent danger.
Ex: Look out! The car is approaching.
Look into(something):
to find out more about something in order to improve the situation; to investigate or examine.
Ex: The police are looking into the murder
Look after(someone or something):
to take care of to make sure that someone is safe and well.
Ex: I have to look after my brother while my parents are at work.
Look down on(someone):
see something or someone as inferior.
Ex:You should not look down on poor people.
Look ahead:
to think about and plan for what might happen in the future.
Ex:Looking ahead everybody should save money.
Look in on(someone):
to make a short visit to someone while you are going somewhere else, especially if they are ill or need help.
Ex: Jane decided to go to Jersey to look in on her father and see if he is feeling any better after the operation.
Look for(someone or something):
to search for something or someone, to try and find something or someone.
Ex:The police are looking for the murderer everywhere in the city.
Look forward to(something):
anticipate with pleasure
Ex:I look forward to my summer holiday.
Ex:I look forward to meeting you again.
Look(something) over:
to examine something quickly, without paying much attention to detail.
Ex:Do you have a few minutes to look these samples over?
Look back(on):
remember usually with nostalgia.
Ex:Looking back on the days when I was young makes me smile.
Look away:
to turn your eyes away from someone or something that your were looking at
Ex:The car accident was so horrible that I looked away not to see the dead driver
Look up to(someone):
to respect or admire someone.
Ex: You should look up to your parents.
Look up:
to search for information(usually in a book).
Ex: I need to look that word up in the dictionary.
Look through:
to examine something usually quickly.
Ex: You must look through the text to find the name of main character.
Look out:
to be careful: to avoid imminent danger.
Ex: Look out! The car is approaching.
Look into(something):
to find out more about something in order to improve the situation; to investigate or examine.
Ex: The police are looking into the murder
Look after(someone or something):
to take care of to make sure that someone is safe and well.
Ex: I have to look after my brother while my parents are at work.
Look down on(someone):
see something or someone as inferior.
Ex:You should not look down on poor people.
Look ahead:
to think about and plan for what might happen in the future.
Ex:Looking ahead everybody should save money.
Look in on(someone):
to make a short visit to someone while you are going somewhere else, especially if they are ill or need help.
Ex: Jane decided to go to Jersey to look in on her father and see if he is feeling any better after the operation.
Look for(someone or something):
to search for something or someone, to try and find something or someone.
Ex:The police are looking for the murderer everywhere in the city.
Look forward to(something):
anticipate with pleasure
Ex:I look forward to my summer holiday.
Ex:I look forward to meeting you again.
Look(something) over:
to examine something quickly, without paying much attention to detail.
Ex:Do you have a few minutes to look these samples over?
Look back(on):
remember usually with nostalgia.
Ex:Looking back on the days when I was young makes me smile.
Look away:
to turn your eyes away from someone or something that your were looking at
Ex:The car accident was so horrible that I looked away not to see the dead driver
