Phrasal Verbs 1 Flashcards
look after
to make sure that someone is safe and well
look away
to turn your eyes away from sb or sth that you were looking at
look for
to search for something or someone
look into
to find out more about smth in order to improve the situation
look out
to be careful, to avoid imminent danger
look through
to examine something, usually quickly
look up to
to respect or admire someone
look (smth) up
to search for information (usually in a book)
look forward to
to wait with pleasure for something
look down on
to think something or someone is inferior
wear off
to gradually disappear or stop
let (sb) down
to disappoint
catch on
to understand
live up to
to be as good as expected
stand for
to be an abbreviation or symbol of something, to support something