Hoy os traemos de nuevo un post de phrasal verbs. En este caso veremos phrasal verbs de uso muy común con look. Recuerda que aunque pueden resultarnos un poco complicadillos, lo mejor es ir aprendiendolos poco a poco y comenzar a utilizar algunos de ellos una vez tienes claro su significado. Para eso, hoy te proponemos estos 15 phrasal verbs con look con su significado y ejemplos.

To look for / to search – buscar.

E.g.
She’s looking for a new job.
I didn’t find what I was looking for.

To look after / to take care of – cuidar.

E.g.
I need a babysitter to look after my children.
Do you mind looking after my dog next weekend?

To look up / to try to find information – buscar información (en un diccionario, libro, en internet).

E.g.

I’ll look it up on Wikipedia.
They looked the words up in a dictionary.

To look forward to / to be waiting and excited about a future event – esperar ansioso, entusiasmado.

E.g.
I look forward to meeting you again.
He is looking forward to your visit.

To look over / to quickly examine something – echar un vistazo.

E.g.
Could you look over my notes and tell me what you think?
I like to look over the newspaper before going to work.

To look up to / to respect and admire someone – admirar a alguien.

E.g.
I look up to my father, I hope I will be like him some day.
He has always looked up to his boss.

To look down on / to feel better than other people – creerse mejor, menospreciar a alguien.

E.g.
Rich people look down on others.
Many companies look down on their employees.

To look into / to investigate, examine – investigar, examinar con detalle.

E.g.
You’ll have to look into the pros and cons of moving to another country.
The doctor looked into the injury and prescribed some antibiotics.

To look in on / to visit someone for a short time – visitar a alguien, pasarse a ver.

E.g.
Could you look in on your grandma and see if she’s all right?
Ok, I’ll look in on her on my way home.

To look back on / to think about something in the past – recordar, pensar sobre el pasado.

E.g.
I feel proud when I look back on the things I’ve done in my life.
If you look back on your childhood you will remember happy times.

To look out / to watch and be careful – tener cuidado.

E.g.
Look out! There is broken glass on the floor.
Look out with that dog, it seems dangerous.

To look at / to consider or examine something – considerar, examinar.

E.g.
We will look at all the proposal before making a decision.
Management are looking at ways of cutting costs.

To look around / to visit, to search – buscar, visitar, mirar alrededor.

E.g.
We started looking around for a house on the beach.
They looked around the city but they didn’t find the gallery.

To look through / to examine or read something briefly – hojear, revisar.

E.g.
Have you look through the report I sent you?
I was looking through some books on the subject.

To look to / to rely on someone for help – esperar que alguien haga algo por ti.

E.g.
We look to our manager to give us the instructions.
I look to Kim to help me with my exam.

Seguro que algunos ya te sonaban y los puedes tachar de la lista 😉

La diferencia entre remember y remind, dos verbos que a veces confundimos en inglés. Los verbos remember y remind nos resultan confusos porque ambos hacen referencia a recordar, que es el verbo que usamos en español, pero en inglés hay una diferencia entre remember y remind porque significan recordar, aunque de maneras distintas.

Verás que no es tan complicado después de ver varios ejemplos con cada uno de ellos para que aprendas la diferencia entre remember y remind y que no se te olvide.

REMEMBER

significa recordar, acordarse de algo

e.g.
I can’t remember his name.
Do you remember me?
I remember very well my first day here.

Ojo que con el verbo remember hay truco, porque puede ir seguido de infinitivo o gerundio y el significado de la frase puede cambiar

Remember + to
usamos esta estructura para recordar o acordarnos de hacer algo normalmente “antes de”, para que no nos olvidemos de hacerlo

e.g.
I must remember to call my friend this week.
Will you remember to water the plants?
Remember to cancel the appointment.

Remember + -ing

usamos esta estructura cuando recordamos, nos acordamos de, porque tenemos memoria de algo o de haber hecho algo. Observa los ejemplos

e.g.
I remember playing on the street when I was a child.
She doesn’t remember meeting us last year.
I remember sending you the information.

Ya hemos visto cómo se usa remember, para que puedas ver mejor la diferencia entre remember y remind, a continuación vamos a hacer lo mismo con remind.

REMIND

significa hacer que alguien recuerde algo, por ejemplo cuando alguien nos recuerda que tenemos que hacer algo

e.g.
Remind me to buy some fruits at the grocery.
Paul called to remind you about their visit.
Can you remind me your surname?
Thanks for reminding me that I have to send the invitations.

Observa que en los ejemplos anteriores hay varias estructuras diferentes que podemos usar con el verbo remind

remind someone to do something
remind someone about something
remind someone something
remind someone that

También podemos usar remind para decir que alguien nos recuerda a alguien porque se parece o porque algo nos recuerda a otra cosa. En este caso, la estructura es remind someone of something (or someone else). Observa los siguientes ejemplos

e.g.
You remind me of my friend Tom.
That boy reminds me of my cousin.
That reminds me of my trip to Mexico.
This song reminds me of my high school years.

En realidad una manera sencilla para ver la diferencia entre remember y remind, es pensar que con remember, recordamos por nosotros mismos, mientras que con remind necesitaríamos otra persona que nos ayude a acordarnos de algo.

Will you remember la diferencia entre remember y remind? Seguro que a partir de ahora será más fácil!

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