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