look after

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === look after (third-person singular simple present looks after, present participle looking after, simple past and past participle looked after) (transitive) To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing). [from 10th c.] (transitive, now regional) To seek out, to look for. [from 14th c.] (transitive, also reflexive) To care for; to keep safe. [from 14th c.] Synonym: take care of (transitive) To have as one's business; to manage, be responsible for. [from 16th c.] Coordinate term: look over Near-synonym: keep (transitive, obsolete) To expect, look forward to. [14th–18th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== the devil looks after his own ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === afterlook