look after

世話をする、面倒を見る

人や物の世話をして、安全で健康なよい状態を保つ。

やさしい英語で： To keep someone or something safe, healthy, and comfortable.

• I look after my little brother.
• She looked after her father when he was ill.
• Who will look after the plants while we are away?

使い方： look after someone/something (Can you look after our cat this weekend?)

類義語： care for, take care of

反対語： neglect

よく使う表現： look after someone, look after children, look after pets

管理する、担当する

仕事や活動、業務の一分野に責任を持って管理する。

やさしい英語で： To be responsible for a job, activity, or area of work.

• I look after the bookings.
• He looked after the company finances for years.
• Who looks after sales in your office?

使い方： look after something (Maya looks after all our travel arrangements.)

類義語： manage, handle, oversee

よく使う表現： look after accounts, look after bookings, look after something

見送る

遠ざかっていく人や物を目で追う。

やさしい英語で： To watch someone or something as they move away.

• She looked after him as he left.
• The boy looked after the ship until it vanished.
• He stood at the gate, looking after the departing carriage.

使い方： look after someone/something (She looked after the carriage as it disappeared.)

類義語： watch, follow with your eyes

よく使う表現： look after someone, look after something

探す

人や物を見つけようとする。古い用法。

やさしい英語で： To try to find someone or something.

• He went to look after his missing horse.
• They looked after the lost papers all morning.
• Send someone to look after the absent servant.

使い方： look after someone/something (The servant went to look after the missing papers.)

類義語： look for, search for, seek

よく使う表現： look after someone, look after something