phrasal verb (intransitive) · neutral
look behind
/lʊk bɪˈhaɪnd/LOOK be·HIND
to turn one's gaze to what is behind or to think about the past
Examples
“She looked behind and saw the sunset dipping below the hills.”
“When writing my conclusion I looked behind at previous studies to compare results.”
“Don't constantly look behind — focus on your future goals.”
Band 8 sentence
“Rather than simply look behind at isolated cases, policymakers should synthesise long-term trends.”
Collocations
- look behind you
- look behind the scenes
Word family
Common mistakes
translate as "nhìn phía sau" in academic Task 2 meaning→use "look back on" or "review" for talking about past events
Say it for a higher band
5turn around→6look behind→7+look back on
Synonyms
turn around
reflect on
Easily confused
look back on
“It's useful to look back on past policies when proposing new reforms.”
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