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Definition of look out for phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

look out for

phrasal verb
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look out for somebody
  1. to take care of somebody and make sure nothing bad happens to them
look out for somebody/something
 
  1.  
     to try to avoid something bad happening or doing something bad synonym watch out
    • You should look out for pickpockets.
    • Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work.
  2. to keep trying to find something or meet somebody
    • I'll look out for you at the conference.
    related noun lookout
look out for somebody/yourself
  1. to think only of somebody’s/your own advantage, without worrying about other people
    • You should look out for yourself from now on.
See look out for in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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