LOOK TO Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

look to

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Definition of look to

as in rely

to place reliance or trust They always looked to their mother for advice.

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as in look after

to attend to the needs and comforts of She looked to the dogs when her neighbor was out of town.

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Although many assume protectiveness naturally flows from parent to child, that same instinct can just as easily work in reverse, with kids feeling a strong desire to look after their parents.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 29 July 2026
This shift has left caregivers with fewer options, forcing many to choose between paying for costly care or leaving the workforce altogether to look after children or aging relatives.

— Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of look after

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So Urbani’s job was to procure those from a hatchery or catch them and then take care of them so they could be released.

— Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
Once that’s done, KFON’s business support centre will contact and take care of the next course of action.

— Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 6 June 2023

Definition of take care of

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look (toward)

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