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| look after |
| 1. v. (transitive, idiomatic) To watch or protect; to keep safe. |
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| He asked me to look after his daughter while he was away. |
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| 2. v. (dated) To expect. |
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| 3. v. (dated) To seek or search for. |
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| Analysis |
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| look |
| 1. v. (intransitive, often, with "at") To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
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| Look at my new car! Don’t look in the closet. |
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| 2. v. To appear, to seem. |
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| It looks as if it’s going to rain soon. |
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| 3. v. (copulative) To give an appearance of being. |
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| after |
| 1. adv. Behind; later in time; following. |
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| They lived happily ever after. |
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| I left the room, and the dog bounded after. |
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| 2. prep. Subsequently to; following in time; later than. |
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| We had a few beers after the game. |
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