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Meanings of look after in English

To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.

Usage of look after in English
1
You work with Buckley to look after your family, Jack, I know.
The last four days of Paddy Buckley
2
French parents have better- behaved children because they look after themselves first.
The Irish Times
3
Naturally Bob would look after his family and his family's family first.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
4
And they will also need to look after the most vulnerable children.
The Guardian
5
The general motto is…' look after your bike and it'll look after you'.
Radio NZ
6
The situation you're in, having to look after him all the time.
Voices
7
Once you provide the basic needs, believe me, they look after you.
Radio NZ
8
The DUP have constituents to look after, interests to protect, he said.
The Guardian
9
Even so, she says her new mission is to look after others.
BBC
10
State dam inspectors have to look after an average of 160 structures.
Wired
11
I shouldn't think they trust people that unpleasant to look after children.
Enchanted Glass
12
I know I didn't look after her well when she was young.
The amber spyglass
13
We just need to look after each other and help each other.
Radio NZ
14
Let's look after each other and help each other out, he said.
News.com.au
15
It's on him to look after himself and it's not my problem.
Eye of vengeance
16
They look after the children in the Oceaneers' Club on deck 5.
The Guardian
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Look after across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
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