look after

phrase

: to take care of

looked after her sick mother

Examples of look after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Barcelona are open to a sale, which the player’s agent Jorge Mendes, who also looks after Salinas, is exploring. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

The tight ends room has a new look after losing DJ Rogers and Chase Curtis, with redshirt juniors Ka’Morreun Pimpton and Lafayette Kaiuway stepping up without a senior presence. — Steven Johnson. Produce With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026

But Perez didn’t just inherit the responsibility of looking after the players who came after him. — Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

You guys preserve it and look after it, and that’s really respectable. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for look after

• hereafter
• thereafter
• drafter
• laughter
• rafter
• hereinafter
• thereinafter