Phrasal verbs: To Look
To look after (tr.): Cuidar
- When my mother is not at home I have to look after my little brother
To look ahead (intr.): Prever el futuro para tomar ya medidas
- You should look ahead and decide what do you want to do in your life
To look at (tr.): Mirar directamente
- Please, don't look at me like that
To look back (intr): Mirar al pasado
- Alice is always looking back. She should live the present
To look for (tr.): Buscar
- Can you help me to look for my glasses?
To look forward to (tr.): Esperar con interés un acontecimiento futuro (suele ir acompañado de gerundio)
- I am looking forward to seeing you next summer
To look in (intr.): Hacer una corta visita de improviso a alguien
- Coming back from work I looked in to see my parents
To look into (tr.): Investigar
- The police is looking into the strange death of that businessman
To look out (intr.): Estar atento
- Look out! You are driving too fast
To look over (tr.): Revisar algo rápidamente, leer nuevamente, inspeccionar críticamente
- You should look over your essay before handing it to the teacher
To look through (tr.): Mirar entre un conjunto de cosas buscando algo para seleccionarlo
- Look through all these books and pick whichever you want
To look up (tr.): Buscar algo (un nombre, una palabra, una definición, etc.) en un libro
- If you don't understand a word you can look up it in the dictionary
