Tuesday, February 26, 2013

difference between take care of and look after

take care of - анхаарал тавих

take care (informal)
used when saying goodbye
  • Bye! Take care!
take care (that..../ to do something)
to be careful
  • Take care (that) you don't drink too much!
take care of someone/something/yourself
to care for someone or something/yourself; to be careful about something
  • Who's taking care of the children while you are away?
  • she takes care of her clothes
  • he's old enough to take care of himself
look after - асрах, харах

look after yourself / someone / something
1 to be responsible (итгэх, найдах) for or to take care of someone or something
  • Who is going to look after the children while you are away?
  • Don't worry about me - i can look after myself
2 to make sure that things happen to someone advantage
  • He is good at looking after his own interests

What's the difference between "Take Care Of" and "Look After"?


  1. If I say "take care of a person" or "look after a person", it usually means the same thing, to provided care over a period for a person. 
    It is not always true, however. 
    "Take care of a person" can also be used to mean providing a resolution(шийдвэрлэлт) to a person's request or problem. It implies(илэрхийлэх) a short term solution. 
    "This customer has a request concerning(сонирхох) the new computer. Could you please take care of them." 
    In this case the person being spoken to is being asked to give advice or short-term help to the costumer, not provide care. 
    Sometimes you will hear "look after" in this regard, but not as often. 
    You would also "take care" (resolve(шийдвэрлэх)) a problem. 
    Again, there is considerable(үлэмжхэн) overlap(давхцал) here, so you would not be guilty of some huge error if you interchanged the two,.


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