Phrasal verb Look Flashcards
look up to sb
respect and admire them
look down on sb/st
think that someone or something is less important than you, or that something is not good enough quality for you to use.
look after sb/st
take care of someone or something by doing what is needed to keep someone or something well or in good condition
look ahead
think about what will happen in the future and plan for those events
look around/round
try to find something you want (e.g. a job) by asking different people or by looking in different places
look forward to st/ doing st
feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen
look something up
If you don’t know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.
to try to find a piece of information by looking in a book or on a computer
look someone up
Look me up next time you’re in Los Angeles.
to visit someone you have not seen for a long time when you are visiting the place where they live
look up
I hope things will start to look up in the new year.
to get better; improve
look over something
I had a few minutes before the meeting to look over what he’d written.
to quickly examine something
look through something
I’ve looked through some catalogues.
to read something quickly
look into something
Detectives are looking into the murder.
to examine the facts about a problem or situation
