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 criticamente
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
