"look out for someone" meaning in All languages combined

See look out for someone on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: looks out for someone [present, singular, third-person], looking out for someone [participle, present], looked out for someone [participle, past], looked out for someone [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=look out for someone}} look out for someone (third-person singular simple present looks out for someone, present participle looking out for someone, simple past and past participle looked out for someone)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To guard, protect, support; to take care of; to watch over Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-look_out_for_someone-en-verb-xaUnwL57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "for", English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 3 41 10 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "for": 40 6 43 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 38 6 42 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 4 42 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 3 42 12
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To cover, especially the cost or expenses for. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-look_out_for_someone-en-verb-BYukmgY1
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To treat favourably. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-look_out_for_someone-en-verb-Xsr5DpN7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "for", English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 3 41 10 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "for": 40 6 43 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 38 6 42 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 4 42 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 3 42 12
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look out, for. Derived forms: look out for number one
    Sense id: en-look_out_for_someone-en-verb-aEKzbgpM Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "for", English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "for": 40 6 43 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 38 6 42 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 4 42 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 3 42 12

Inflected forms

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