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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is there any difference between 'look after' and 'take care'?

Hi teachers,
Is there any difference between 'look after' and 'take care'? Could they be synonyms?

Thanks in advance.
  

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"look after (someone/something)" and "take care of (someone/something)" are often interchangable but sometimes one fits the context better than the other. " as it would seem incomplete. You would have to add "yourself" at the end.

— Ozzourti

  • "look after (someone/something)" and "take care of (someone/something)" are often interchangable but sometimes one fits the context better than the other.
  • " as it would seem incomplete.
  • You would have to add "yourself" at the end.
  • Maybe others can think of other examples where the two expressions cannot be interchanged.
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"look after (someone/something)" and "take care of (someone/something)" are often interchangable but sometimes one fits the context better than the other. For instance when saying goodbye, you could say "Take care!", but you wouldn't say "Look after!" as it would seem incomplete. You would have to add "yourself" at the end.

Maybe others can think of other examples where the two expression
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Hi ozzourti,
Thank you so much for your reply. It is very clear now!Emotion: smile

'Look after yourself'
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