Phrasal Verbs List - Charlie, your teacher of English
phrasal verb

meaning

example sentence

look after sb/
sth

To take care of sb or sth; to be
responsible for someone or something

I have to look after my sick
grandmother.

look down on To think less of, consider inferior; to
sb
consider someone or something as not
important or of value

Ever since we stole that chocolate bar
your dad has looked down on me.

look for sb/
sth

To try to find; to seek someone or
something

look forward
to sth

To be excited about the future; to be
I'm looking forward to the
pleased or excited because something is Christmas break.
going to happen

look into sth

To investigate; to try to find out about
something

We are going to look into the price of
snowboards today.

look out

To be careful, vigilant, and take notice;
to watch what is happening and be
careful

Look out! That car's going to hit you!

look out for
sb/ sth

To be especially vigilant for; to be aware Don't forget to look out for snakes
of the existence of someone or
on the hiking trail.
something

look sth over

To check, examine; to examine someone Can you look over my essay for
or something
spelling mistakes?

look sb/sth up To search and find information in a
reference book or database; to seek
information about someone or
something in a book or listing

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I'm looking for a red dress for the
wedding.

We can look her phone number up
on the Internet.