1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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long for
Old Madge longs for the days when it was safe in her town and she
could walk around without worrying about being robbed.

long for sth/sb

He longed for freedom,
but knew he’d always put
his responsibilities first.

✍ ^ see also:^ yearn for^

(formal)

look after
We need a baby-sitter to look after the kids while we’re at the party. look after sb/sth^

Our kids get good clothes
and we expect them to
look after them properly.

✍  see also:^ care for^

look
around

Have you looked around the new factory yet? It looks great!

look around

look around sth

Lets take a day off work
while we’re in Tokyo to
go out and look around.

✍  see also: check out (inf)

look at
After they’ve established themselves in the local market, they’ll look at
expanding into overseas markets.

look at sth

Before coming to a final
decision, they’ll be
looking at all the options.

✍  see also: look into

look at
Simon’s a very handsome guy and people are always looking at him. If
he wanted to, he could be a fashion model.

look at sb/sth

Good packaging increases
the chances of people
looking at a product.

✍  see also:^ check out (inf)^

look back
When I look back on my student days, I can’t believe we did so many
crazy and dangerous things.

look back

look back on sth

To market to teenagers,
look back and try to recall
those ‘teen’ feelings.

✍ ^

look down
on

That idiotic woman is a snob. She looks down on anyone who was born

into a poor family, and really thinks this makes them inferior to her!

look down on sb

The trait of looking down
on less fortunate people is
a sure sign of stupidity.

✍  see also: talk down to

(another action that shows a

‘superior’ attitude)

look for
I’ve lost my car keys. Could you help me look for them? look for sb/sth^

I can’t find an important
document. I’ll have to
look for it until I find it.

✍  see also:^ seek out (formal)^

look
forward to

I’m really looking forward to our holiday in Thailand. We’ll have a

great time and I can’t wait to go.

look forward to sth

We’re all looking forward
to our product launch. It’ll
be really exciting.

✍ ^

look in on

Just a minute. I’m going to look in on the kids to make sure they’re

asleep.

look in on sb/sth

The boss looks in on us

now and then, just so we

know he’s around.

✍  see also:^ check on^