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looked out for someone

looked out for someone is the simple past and past participle of look out for someone.

Meaning of look out for someone

Verb

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
    • When Susan comes to Boston, since you're there, can you look out for her and make sure she's alright?
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To cover, especially the cost or expenses for.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To treat favourably.
    • I really need you to look out for me on this deal since the last two have gone sour.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look out, for.

Questions about looked out for someone

What is looked out for someone the simple past and past participle of?
Looked out for someone is the simple past and past participle of look out for someone.

Words near looked out for someone in the dictionary

  1. looked on the positive side
  2. looked one's age
  3. looked one's best
  4. looked out
  5. looked out for number one
  6. looked out for someone
  7. looked over
  8. looked over one's shoulder
  9. looked past
  10. looked right through
  11. looked round

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