LOOK AFTER somebody, something or yourself
Read the sentence and guess the meaning of ‘Look after somebody’.
When he was in hospital, the nurses looked after him very well.
Yes! You’re right! The meaning of ‘LOOK AFTER SOMEBODY’ is TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SAFE.
Read this sentence now and guess the meaning of ‘Look after something’
This bike is very expensive.You should look after it.
Now the meaning is to make sure that it is in good conditions.
You can also use the verbs CARE OF or TAKE CARE OF with the same meaning as LOOK AFTER.
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