{"id":6662,"date":"2018-05-30T11:01:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T15:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=6662"},"modified":"2018-05-29T19:16:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T23:16:15","slug":"phrasal-verbs-with-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/phrasal-verbs-with-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal verbs with look"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, readers! Let\u2019s<\/span> look into<\/span><\/i> some <\/span>phrasal verbs<\/b> today?<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have been studying English for a while, you have definitely bumped into the so-called <\/span>phrasal verbs<\/b>. Although intimidating at first, there is nothing to fear! P<\/span>hrasal verbs<\/b> are nothing but a verb followed by a particle\u00a0 (either a preposition or an adverb) that alters its meaning. For example: <\/span>give up<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>turn off<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>break up<\/span><\/i>. See how simple it is? The list of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>phrasal verbs<\/b> can be endless, so the best thing to do is try to learn little by little and always practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So today we are going to start by going over some\u00a0<\/span>phrasal verbs<\/b> with the verb\u00a0<\/span>look<\/span><\/i>. Let\u2019s <\/span>look over<\/span><\/i> them?<\/span><\/h4>\n

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LOOK AFTER<\/strong> – to take care of something or someone temporarily<\/span>\"\"<\/h3>\n
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  • My sister has three children. It is so hard to<\/span> look after<\/b> them all day .<\/span><\/li>\n
  • While I was traveling to the beach, my neighbor<\/span> looked after<\/b> my dog for me.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Will you <\/span>look after<\/b> my bag quickly while I go to the bathroom?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    LOOK AT –<\/strong>\u00a0to examine something or someone<\/span><\/h3>\n

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    • What are you <\/span>looking at<\/b>?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Look at<\/b> that bird! It\u2019s so beautiful!<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Don\u2019t <\/span>look at<\/b> me like that, I\u2019m very shy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      LOOK FOR –<\/strong> to search something, try to find<\/span><\/h3>\n

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      • Can you help me <\/span>look for<\/b> my keys? I don\u2019t know where I put them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Where have you been? I spent the whole morning <\/span>looking for<\/b> you!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      • My brother is an architect but he is not working at the moment. He is <\/span>looking for<\/b> a job .\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        LOOK FORWARD TO –<\/strong>\u00a0to have good expectations about something that is going to happen in the future<\/span><\/h3>\n

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        • My son is looking forward to<\/strong> his birthday because we\u2019re having a big party.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        • I am really looking forward to<\/strong> my vacation in Paris, I just love that city.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Are you looking forward to<\/strong> the weekend?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          LOOK UP –<\/strong> to search for specific information in a book, dictionary or online<\/span><\/h3>\n

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          • If you don\u2019t know what a word means, <\/span>look <\/b>it <\/span>up<\/b> in the dictionary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
          • I want to order pizza. Can you <\/span>look up<\/b> their phone number on the internet?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
          • I don\u2019t know the hotel address, but I will <\/span>look <\/b>it <\/span>up <\/b>right now.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            I\u2019m looking forward to knowning what you think about this post!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

            Want to practice more? Here are some related posts:<\/p>\n

            Useful phrasal verbs in English<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n