Look out for examples. Phrasal verb look

Phrasal verbs occupy a separate niche in the English language, learning which will be not only useful, but also educational. The peculiarity of phrasal verbs is that they consist of a main part - the verb, and an additional part - prepositions, of which there can be a huge number. Thanks to this, the same word, just with different prepositions, can have a large number of meanings. Let's look at the phrasal verb look and give examples with its main meanings.

Let's start with the translation of the main word - to look. The word means to look, to see. This is a regular verb; past tense forms are formed by adding the ending -ed.

But! If we are talking about the phrasal verb look, then with prepositions the meaning will be completely different. Let's look at some of them with translation for better understanding:

Look around/about

The meaning of this phrasal verb is to examine something, to examine something

• Is it free of charge if we want to look around the ancient buildings? => Can we tour the old buildings for free? (Don't you have to pay for this?)
• Sarah is still looking about for a better job => Sarah is still looking for a better job.

Look ahead

Meaning - to provide, to foresee, to look forward (to the future)

• If looking ahead to the future, the society can be much more prosperous => If you look into the future, the society can be more prosperous.
• She likes to look ahead in imagination of what might happen if she did so or so => ​​She likes to look ahead, imagining what could happen if she did this or that way.

Look after

Meaning and translation - to look after someone (something), to take care of someone, to monitor, to look after:

• My grandma was looking after the child when I came in => When I came in, my grandmother was looking after the child.
• The friends were looking after the car as it was leaving faster and faster => The friends watched the car as it moved away faster and faster.

Look in

Meaning - to go to someone, to look at someone:

• They had to look in to visit us, but they were too busy to spend their time on us => They should have stopped by to visit us, but were too busy to spend their time on us.
• The boy decided to look in to see her just for a minute => The guy decided to look at her to see her at least for a minute.

Look down (on)

Meaning - to look with contempt, to look down, to look down; fall, decline (in price):

• Well, frankly speaking, I look down on this agreement => Well, to be honest, I look at this agreement with disdain.
• She looked down towards the waves (

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The difficulty with phrasal verbs is that one small word completely changes the meaning of the expression. Moreover, without knowing them, it is very difficult to guess how to use them.

In the article we will talk about the popular verb look and what meanings it acquires, being a phrasal one.

15 meanings of the phrasal verb look in English

So this phrasal verb is used like this:

1. Phrasal verb look around/round

Translation: Look around, look around

Meaning: Look at what's around/visit something

I would like to look around here.
I'd like to take a look around here.

Look around you. What do you see?
Look around. What do you see?

2. Phrasal verb look after

Translation: Keep an eye on someone

Meaning: Caring about someone, worrying about someone

She looks after her grandfather
She looks after her grandfather.

We will look after children.
We'll look after the children.

3. Phrasal verb look ahead

Translation: Plan, foresee, provide

Meaning: Thinking about or planning about what will happen in the future

She looked ahead a travel
She was planning a trip.

He always tries to look ahead problems.
He always tries to anticipate problems.

4. Phrasal verb look at

Translation: 1. Look at someone, look (read) 2. Think about something, think about it

Meaning: 1. Study something or someone with your eyes 2. Think carefully about something to make a decision

Look at the blackboard, please.
Look at the board, please.

She will look at the proposal.
She will consider this proposal.

5. Phrasal verb look back

Translation: Remember, go back to the past, look back

Meaning: Return your thoughts to past events

He looked back on his childhood.
He recalled his childhood.

Never lookback on past.
Never look back to the past.

6. Phrasal verb look down (on)

Translation: Look down on, look down on

Meaning: Thinking that someone is less important than you

He looks down on his sister.
He looks down on his sister.

Don't look down on others.
Don't look down on others.

7. Phrasal verb look for

Translation: Search, look for

Meaning: Trying to find something or someone

He wasn't looking for you.
He was looking for you.

I am looking for my phone.
I'm looking for my phone.

8. Phrasal verb look forward to

Translation: Look forward to something

Meaning: Feeling happy and excited about what's about to happen

They look forward to their holidays.
They are looking forward to their holidays.

I look forward to our meeting.
I'm looking forward to our meeting.

9. Phrasal verb look in (on)

Translation: Look in, visit someone

Meaning: Come to someone for a while

They looked in to see us.
They stopped by to see us.

We will look in on you tomorrow.
We'll come see you tomorrow.

10. Phrasal verb look into

Translation: Explore, consider, study

Meaning: Study some facts, things, situation

We will look into these problems.
We are exploring these issues.

I will lookinto this issue.
I will look into this issue.

11. Phrasal verb look on

Meaning: 1. Look at what is happening, but do not participate in it 2. View someone in a certain way in relation to yourself

She looked on their game.
She watched them play.

I look on him as a good friend.
I consider him a good friend.

12. Phrasal verb look out for

Translation: Look out for someone/something, search (with the eyes)

Meaning: Trying to notice someone or something

She tried to look out for him.
She tried to look out for him.

Lookoutfor Mary.
Look for Mary.

13. Phrasal verb look over (through)

Translation: Quickly view, check

Meaning: Learn something quickly

We look over the papers.
We are reviewing these papers.

Will you look over my report?
Will you check my report?

14. Phrasal verb look up

Translation: Look for something

Meaning: Try to find information

Look up the trains in the timetable.
Look for trains on the schedule.

I will look up the word in a dictionary.
I'll look up this word in the dictionary.

15. Phrasal verb look up to

Translation: Respect, admire

Meaning: Show respect to someone

He looks up to his parents.
He respects his parents.

A lot of people look up to you.
A lot of people admire you.

So, we looked at 15 meanings of the phrasal verb look. Now let's practice using it.

Reinforcement task

Translate the following sentences into English. Leave your answers in the comments.

1. She will look after her younger sister.
2. Look at these photographs.
3. I'm looking for my glasses.
4. We are looking forward to the weekend.
5. He admires his father.

In English there are verbs that, when combined with prepositions or adverbs, form new meanings. Such verbs are called phrasal verbs, and in this article we will talk about the fairly common English verb to look, the main concepts of which are “to see, to watch.” Let's see how the meanings of this verb change under the influence of prepositions used with it.

Basic meanings of the phrasal verb look

• Look at- look, glance at someone or something. In this case, in combination with the preposition at, the meaning of the verb look does not change:

Look at that baby - look at that baby
Look at that picture

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Look at also means “pay attention, think about it”:

Look at the meaning of this expression - Pay attention to the meaning of this expression.

• Look back– the combination of the verb look with the preposition back means “to look back, to remember” not only in the literal sense, but also figuratively.

When I look back into the past I remember all my mistakes
He looked back and saw his friend entering the shop.

• Look for– a fairly common expression meaning “to search, expect, look for”

I look for the house to rent for the whole family - I'm looking for a house that can be rented for the whole family
He is looking for his glasses - He is looking for his glasses.

• Look after– expresses concern for someone – “to look after, look after”:

She looks after her sick mother She looks after her sick mother
Please, look after my child while I go to the shop. Please look after my child while I go to the store

• Look about / around– means “to look around, look around, look around”:

He looked around as if was waiting for somebody - He looked around as if he was waiting for someone.

• Look down (on)-, look with contempt, look down, look down:
  His parents looked down Anna - His parents looked down on Anna

• Look ahead- to foresee, look forward (to the future):

Looking ahead I see you as a student - Looking ahead, I see you as a student -

• Look forward to- to wait impatiently, to anticipate. (Note that after looking forward to the ing form is used)

I am looking forward to meeting you in London - I will look forward to our meeting in London.
I am looking forward to Saturday to wear my new dress to the party - I am looking forward to Saturday to wear my new dress to the party.

• Look in- look at someone, come in
  You must look in to see us - You must come to us
• Look on- to observe, to consider as someone, to look at someone
  I look on them as my relatives - I consider them my relatives
• Look out for- look out, look for
  When you go out look out for Pete - When you go out look for Pete
• Look through- look through, look through
  I was looking through the old newspapers the whole day - I looked through old newspapers all day
• Look up– look for information (in a dictionary, reference book)
  I looked up this information in the encyclopedia - I found this information in the encyclopedia

Translation

Collocations
look out for a house — look out for a house to buy; look after the house
look out for oneself — look after your interests
look out for squalls — beware of danger; be on your guard; be on your guard
to look out for a house — to look out for a house (to buy)
to look out for squalls — to be on the lookout/on guard/
to look out for oneself — look after your interests, (never) forget about yourself
his mother charged him to look out for his little brother — mother told him to look after his little brother
on the look-out for — on guard
on the look-out for smth. — looking for something.
to keep a good look-out for smb., smth. — carefully observe/follow/ someone or something.
she stood at the door looking out for the postman — she stood in the doorway, looking out for the postman
it "s not a good look-out for his family if he loses his job — if he loses his job, a sad prospect will open before his family
Examples

I always look out for numero uno.
I never let myself be offended.

Look out for icy patches on the road.
Look for icy patches on the road.

A man's gotta look out for his family
A man must look after his family

Look out for your Aunt while you"re at the station.
Pay attention to your Aunt while you are at the station.