All look after antonyms
look afΒ·ter
L l verb look after
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- unfit β not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable: He was unfit for his office.
- differ β to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- obey β to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- follow β to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- open β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- conceal β If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- refrain β to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold β to hold back; restrain or check.
- shun β to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- subtract β to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- veto β the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- deplete β To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- take away β something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
- use up β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- walk β to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- stand β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- serve β to act as a servant.
- lay open β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- throw away β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- let down β British. a lease.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- contradict β If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- conclude β If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- pass by β go past
- disregard β to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- desert β A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- abandon β If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- lose β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- withdraw β to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- overlook β to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- injure β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- dislike β to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate β to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.