look after

phrase

: to take care of

looked after her sick mother

Examples of look after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kim Jong Chol, the older brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was coming to London to attend an Eric Clapton concert, and Thae, who was then stationed in London, was assigned to look after him. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

On average, caregivers today spend more than $11,500 per year looking after people who need support, up roughly 60% from 2021, the group found. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

When Erika was 7, her cousin Yam, who was also her closest friend, vanished during a traditional festival in the Liberdade neighborhood while Erika’s mother was looking after the children. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

That request from the people who look after the Cadillac press cars wasn’t going to be hard to honor. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 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