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looking out for someone

looking out for someone is the present 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 looking out for someone

What is looking out for someone the present participle of?
Looking out for someone is the present participle of look out for someone.

Words near looking out for someone in the dictionary

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

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