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30 phrasal verbs

look after
A2

To take care of someone or something, making sure they are safe and have everything they need.

look ahead
B1

To think about and prepare for the future, or to direct your gaze forward.

look ahead to
B1

To direct your attention toward a specific upcoming event, period, or challenge in the future.

look around
A2

To turn and look in various directions to examine your surroundings, or to visit a place and inspect it.

look at
A2

To direct your eyes toward something, or to consider or examine something.

look away
A2

To turn your eyes in a different direction, away from something you were looking at or do not want to see.

look back
B1

To think about or consider the past, or to literally turn and look behind you.

look beyond
B2

To consider things further ahead or outside the immediate situation, or to see past surface appearances to something deeper.

look down
A2

To direct your eyes downward, or to lower your gaze.

look down on
B1

To regard someone or something as inferior, unimportant, or beneath you socially, morally, or intellectually.

look down upon
B1

To regard someone or something as inferior or beneath one's own standards — the formal or literary variant of 'look down on'.

look for
A2

To try to find someone or something by searching.

look forward to

To feel excited or pleased about something that is going to happen.

look in
B2

To make a short, informal visit to a place or person, often to check on them.

look in on
B1

To make a brief visit to a person to check on their wellbeing or to see how they are doing.

look into
B1

To investigate or examine something carefully in order to find out more about it.

look like

look off
C1

To look away, or to gaze into the distance — primarily a regional or dialectal American English expression.

look on
B1

To watch something happen without taking part in it.

look on as
B2

To consider or regard someone or something in a particular way or role.

look out
A2

A warning to be alert to immediate danger, or to watch carefully for something.

look out for someone
B1

To watch over and protect someone, or to be alert so you can help them.

look over
B1

To examine or review something fairly quickly, often to check for problems.

look past
B2

To consciously ignore or move beyond something, especially a flaw or obstacle.

look round
A2

To turn and look in different directions, or to casually explore a place.

look through
B1

To read or examine something carefully from start to finish, or to deliberately ignore someone.

look to
B2

To turn to someone or something for help, guidance, or as a source; or to direct one's attention to future plans.

look up
A2

To search for information in a reference source; to raise your eyes; or (of a situation) to improve.

look up to
B1

To admire and respect someone, often wanting to be like them.

look upon
B2

A more formal or literary way of saying 'regard' or 'consider' — to think of someone or something in a particular way.