Phrasal verbs look

• Meaning: Think about something that happened in the past
• Example: It wasn’t such a bad experience when I look back on it.

Look around Meaning & Examples

Useful phrasal verbs with look – look around.

Look around

• Meaning: Inspect a building or area
• Example: We’re interested in buying this house. Can we look around tomorrow?

Look around

• Meaning: Search a place
• Example: I can’t find my keys, so I’ll look around.

Look around

• Meaning: Turn one’s head to see what is behind oneself
• Example: He heard a voice and looked around to see a man wearing dark clothes.

Look down on, Look at, Look for Meaning & Examples

Look down on

• Meaning: Regard someone with a feeling of superiority
• Example: She looks down on people who haven’t been to college.

Look at

• Meaning: Consider
• Example: I looked at the possibility of buying a new car, but my current one still runs great and it’s paid off.

Look for

• Meaning: Search for; to seek
• Example: He spent his life looking forthe truth.

Look forward to, Look in, Look into Meaning & Examples

Look forward to

• Meaning: Feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen
• Example: I’m looking forward to the weekend.

Look in (on sb)

• Meaning: Visit a person or place for a short time
• Example: She looks in on her elderly neighbour every evening.

Look into

• Meaning: Investigate, explore, or consider
• Example: If you are buying a new car, you might want to look into getting a hybrid or other high-efficiency vehicle.

Look on, Look on as Meaning & Examples

Look on

• Meaning: Watch; to observe
• Example: My performance seems somehow always to get worse when there are other people looking on.

Look on as

• Meaning: Treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way
• Example: I’ve always looked on him asthe ideal candidate for the job.

Look out, Look out for Meaning & Examples

Look out

• Meaning: Look from within to the outside
• Example: Look out, and you will see the rain has stopped.

Look out

• Meaning: Be vigilant and aware
• Example: While you’re in the city center, look out for the dodgy street vendors.

Look out for

• Meaning: Take care of someone, make sure someone is cared for
• Example: Marry looked out for her younger sister when she started school.

Look out for

• Meaning: Keep aleart and try to see
• Example: You should look out forpickpockets.

Look round Meaning & Examples

Useful phrasal verbs with look – look round.

Look round

• Meaning: Inspect a building or area
• Example: We’re interested in buying this house, can we look round tomorrow?

Look round

• Meaning: Search a place
• Example: I can’t find my keys, so I’ll look round.

Look round

• Meaning: Turn one’s head to see what is behind oneself
• Example: He heard a voice and looked round to see a man wearing dark clothes.

Look through Meaning & Examples

Look through

• Meaning: Gaze through a gap or aperture
• Example: He looked through the binoculars at the bird.

Look through

• Meaning: Search, either with the eyes or by hand
• Example: Airport security looked through her purse and confiscated her nail scissors.

Look through

• Meaning: Pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visible
• Example: I tried to get Michele’s attention at the party, but she lookedright through me!

Look to, Look up, Look up to Meaning & Examples

Look to

• Meaning: Seek inspiration or advice or reward from someone
• Example: Whenever I’m upset, I look toMary to cheer me up.

Look up

• Meaning: Have better prospects, to improve
• Example: Things started looking upafter Jim moved back in with his parents.

Look up

• Meaning: Obtain information about something from a text source
• Example: I didn’t know what a mitochondrion was until I looked it up in a dictionary.

Look up to

• Meaning: Show respect or admiration for
• Example: A boy should look up to his father.

Look upon, Look upon as Meaning & Examples

Look upon

• Meaning: Consider or regard something in a specific manner
• Example: Some people look uponlexicography as their life’s work.

Look upon

• Meaning: Gaze at something; to look on
• Example: Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!