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looking after
phrase
present participle of look after
Synonyms & Antonyms of looking after
1
to attend to the needs and comforts of
- She didn't have many patients to look after and so they each received a lot of attention.
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Phrases Synonymous with looking after
- doing for
- [chiefly British],
- looking out for,
- looking to,
- seeing to,
- taking care of,
- waiting on
- (also waiting upon)
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2
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
- With so many children to look after they had to call in another caregiver.
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“Looking after.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20after. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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