look after
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as in nurse
to attend to the needs and comforts of
She didn't have many patients to look after and so they each received a lot of attention.
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as in watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
With so many children to look after they had to call in another caregiver.
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“Look after.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20after. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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