PHRASAL VERBS: LOOK

A phrasal verb is a combination of one verb and one or more prepositions.

Phrasal verbs have a different meaning to that of the main verb used.

In this session we are going to look at different Phrasal verbs with ‘LOOK’.

TO LOOK AFTER SMBDY/SMTH To be responsible for or take care of smbdy or smth

TO LOOK BACK ON To think about something in the past

TO LOOK DOWN ON SMBDY To think that you are better than somebody

TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING To hope for something; to expect something

TO LOOK FORWARD TO To be thinking with pleasure about something that is going

to happen (because you expect to enjoy it)

TO LOOK INTO SOMETHING To examine something

TO LOOK OUT Used to warn somebody to be careful when there’s a danger

TO LOOK OUT FOR SMBDY To take care of smbdy and make sure nothing bad happens

TO LOOK THROUGH SMBDY To ignore somebody by pretending not to see them

TO LOOK THROUGH SMTH To examine or read something quickly

TO LOOK UP To become better, to improve

TO LOOK SOMEBODY UP To visit or make contact with somebody, especially when you
haven’t seen them for a long time

TO LOOK SOMETHING UP To look for information in a dictionary or a reference book

TO LOOK UP TO SOMEBODY To admire / respect someone

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 PRACTICE EXERCISE: PHRASAL VERB WITH ‘LOOK’

Complete the sentences with the preposition or prepositionS so that the sentence makes sense.

1. I’ve been waiting for so long I didn’t think this day would arrive. I’m really looking ___________
______ meeting Jane for the first time. So exciting!

2. Look ___________ ! There’s a car coming at speed!

3. They weren’t sure about what the answer to the question was so they had to look
_________________ it by using Wikipedia.

4. She has always looked _________ ________ her sister. She’s one of the best students in her class
and a great person.

5. It’s very frequent to find people that look _________ ________ others just because they are rich.

6. I have to think very carefully about this. I don’t want to be 65 and look __________ _______ this
moment and regret not taking the right decision.

7. It’s great news that you can make it to the party. I’ll look you _________________ as soon as I get
to the party.

8. My parents told me to look _________ ________ my younger brother because he is still too little
to come alone to the swimming pool.

9. Don’t bother reading it all in detail. Just look _________________ it and find what we need.

10.Your marks aren’t as good as we expected for this term, so we are looking _________________
a real improvement next term.

YOU CAN PRINT THIS PAGE TO DO THE EXERCISE. THE ANSWERS WILL BE GIVEN TOMORROW.

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