Phrasal Verbs Practice – 126

look down on something/somebody
to think that you are better than someone else, for example because you are more successful, or of a higher social class than they are
.Mr Garcia looks down on anyone who hasn’t had a college education

look up
if a situation is looking up, it is improving
: improve,get better
!Now the summer’s here things are looking up

look something up
: if you look up information in a book, on a computer etc, you try to find it there
.Look the word up in your dictionary
.I’ll just look up the train times

look somebody up
: to visit someone you know, especially when you are in the place where they live for a different reason
.Don’t forget to look me up when you come to Atlanta

look to somebody/something
to depend on someone to provide help, advice etc

look to somebody/something for
.We look to you for support

look to somebody to do something
.They’re looking to the new manager to make the company profitable
: to pay attention to something, especially in order to improve it
.We must look to our defenses

look something out
: to search for and find a particular thing among your possessions
.I’ll look out some of my old books for you

look on
to watch something happening, without being involved in it or trying to stop it
.Only one man tried to help us, the rest just looked on in silence

look on somebody/something
to consider someone or something in a particular way or as a particular thing
.I look on him as a good friend

look on with
.Strangers to the village are looked upon with a mixture of fear and suspicion

: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

Look on someone / look upon with / look out / look on / look to / look up

.N1. Strangers to the village are ………………… a mixture of fear and suspicion
.N2. I ………………… him as a good friend
.N3. I’ll ………………… some of my old books for you
.N4. We ………………… you for support
. ………………… N5. Now the summer’s here things are
.N6. Mr. Garcia ………………… anyone who hasn’t had a college education

:Answers

looked upon with / look on / look out / look to / looking up / looks down on