look after
Keep an eye
To look after someone or something is to take care of them, to watch over and attend to their needs: She looks after her elderly mother, Who's looking after the kids while you're at work?
The phrase implies ongoing responsibility rather than a single act of help.
In British usage, to look after yourself can mean to say goodbye with wishes for wellbeing.
Care for or incline
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- nourishProvide sustenance to
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- provideSupply or make available
attend · mind · watch · comfort · cater · pamper · nurse · feed
Manage and direct
- administerManage or dispense
- superviseDirect and watch others
- maintainKeep in condition
- runMove swiftly on foot
handle · control · direct · steward · coordinate · govern · regulate · tend
tend
Care for or incline
provide · attend · mind · watch · comfort · cater · pamper · nurse · feed · bathe
oversee
Manage and direct
- administerManage or dispense
- superviseDirect and watch others
- maintainKeep in condition
run · handle · control · direct · steward · coordinate · govern · regulate · tend · keep
custodian
Guardian of a place
warden · steward · trustee · conservator · minder · nanny · au pair · babysitter · nurse · attendant
guard
Watchful defensive attention
shield · escort · chaperone · accompany · supervise · monitor · patrol · surveil · keep safe · preserve
- caregivingcaregiver, take care, nurture, compassionate care, home care
- phrasal verbspick up, put down, turn on, turn off, wait for
- responsibility verbsmanage, handle, oversee, supervise, lead
- helpingaid, assist, give a hand, help, helping hand
- attend toattend to, see to, take care of, tend, care for
- verifycheck, confirm, verify, validate, authenticate
look afterneglect
Failure to provide care
ignore · abandon · disregard · overlook · leave alone
look afterabandon
Leave behind permanently
forsake · desert · walk away from · wash one's hands of · give up on
look, after, looks, looking, outlook, afterward, looked, onlooker, overlook