look after

phrase

: to take care of

looked after her sick mother

Examples of look after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fox is back in Betsey Johnson looks after cohosting the brand’s Shopify pop-up launch last year and then receiving the Betsey Johnson Iconoclast Award from Johnson at the 2026 ACE Awards. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Yet Perrette and Decker’s meaty roles still leave gaps – slightly lower down the international chain, questions remain over how territories are divided up and who looks after what. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Indah teaches her how to run the house and even what to do in the marital bed, and Gadis looks after Firman, the one person who takes her ghost stories seriously. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

The survey also asked parents of young children from newborns to age 5 about informal care, such as having a family member look after a young child. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for look after

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