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to look after
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to look down on
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to look up
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to look up to
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to ask out
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to bring up
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to call off
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to come across
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to count on
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to give up
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hold up
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to take after
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to turn into
to look after
to look after
Verb
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/lˈʊk ˈæftɚ/
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to take care of someone or something and attend to their needs, well-being, or safety

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The nurse looks after the sick patient by monitoring their condition and providing medication.
My cat looks after herself very well.

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
after
to look down on
to look down on
Verb
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/lˈʊk dˌaʊn ˈɑːn/

to regard someone or something as inferior or unworthy of respect or consideration

admire

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
down on
to look up
to look up
Verb
uk flag
/lʊk ˈʌp/

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
up
to look up to
Verb
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/lˈʊk ˈʌp tuː/

to have a great deal of respect, admiration, or esteem for someone

look down on

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
up to
to ask out
to ask out
Verb
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/ˈæsk ˈaʊt/

to invite someone on a date, particularly a romantic one

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Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
ask
phrase's particle
out
to bring up
to bring up
Verb
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/ˈbrɪŋ ˈʌp/

to mention a particular subject

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
bring
phrase's particle
up
to call off
to call off
Verb
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/kˈɔːl ˈɔf/

to cancel what has been planned

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transitive
Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
call
phrase's particle
off
to come across
to come across
Verb
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/kˈʌm əkɹˈɑːs/

to discover, meet, or find someone or something by accident

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
across
to count on
to count on
Verb
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/kˈaʊnt ˈɑːn/

to put trust in something or someone

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
count
phrase's particle
on
to give up
to give up
Verb
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/ɡɪv ʌp/

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

enter

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
up
hold up
sentence
uk flag
/hˈoʊld ˈʌp/

used to ask someone to wait or momentarily stop what they are doing

to take after
Verb
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/tˈeɪk ˈæftɚ/

to choose someone as an example and follow their behavior or choices

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
after
to turn into
to turn into
Verb
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/tˈɜːn ˌɪntʊ/

to change and become something else

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linking verb
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
into

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