Do you see "look after" as a unit/multi-word verb, here?
"He looked after the boy."
Meaning, he looked in the direction of the departing boy.
"He looked after the boy."
Meaning, he looked in the direction of the departing boy.
look after
"to look after" means "to take care of" or "to protect."
It also has other meanings:
look after X = to look in the direction of the departing X
look after X = to look at something later than X does
It also has other meanings:
look after X = to look in the direction of the departing X
look after X = to look at something later than X does
<<It also has other meanings: >>
Yes, there are two verbs here:
1). To look
2). To look after
===Verb 1===
I looked after he called my name.
I looked after you looked.
===Verb 2===
I looked after my nephew.
I do not know of a "I looked after you as you left" (departed). This would be rendered by "I watched you leave" or "I saw you leaving"
Yes, there are two verbs here:
1). To look
2). To look after
===Verb 1===
I looked after he called my name.
I looked after you looked.
===Verb 2===
I looked after my nephew.
I do not know of a "I looked after you as you left" (departed). This would be rendered by "I watched you leave" or "I saw you leaving"
The problem with English in regards to separable prefix (i.e. phrasal) verbs and normal verbs that use prepositions is that there is no clear-cut distinction made between the two, unlike in other Germanic languages.
In German, for instance, the infinitive of the verb distinguished which is which:
fahren: ich fahre mit dem auto ("to drive")
mitfahren: ich fahre mit meinem Bruder zur Station ("to accompany, drive along with")
Modern English unfortunately does not have this distinguishing feature in its infinitive form, and so the meaning can be ambiguous unless learned
In German, for instance, the infinitive of the verb distinguished which is which:
fahren: ich fahre mit dem auto ("to drive")
mitfahren: ich fahre mit meinem Bruder zur Station ("to accompany, drive along with")
Modern English unfortunately does not have this distinguishing feature in its infinitive form, and so the meaning can be ambiguous unless learned
The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary gives:
3 behind sb when they have left; following sb:
Shut the door after you. I’m always having to clean up after the children (= clean the place after they have left it dirty and untidy).
He ran after her with the book.
She was left staring after him.
MrP
3 behind sb when they have left; following sb:
Shut the door after you. I’m always having to clean up after the children (= clean the place after they have left it dirty and untidy).
He ran after her with the book.
She was left staring after him.
MrP