phrasal verb · informal
look in
/lʊk ɪn/LOOK·IN
speakingtask1
to visit briefly or to make a quick check on something
Examples
“I usually look in on my grandparents on Sundays.”
“Can you look in and see if the meeting room is free?”
“I'll look in at the exhibition after school.”
Band 8 sentence
“On weekends I often look in on elderly neighbours to make sure they're coping well.”
Collocations
- look in on someone
- look in at a shop
Word family
look in phrasal verblook in on phrasal verb
Common mistakes
look in on somebody = look after somebody→look in (on)
look in for→look in
Say it for a higher band
5visit→6drop by→7+look in
Synonyms
drop by
pop in
Easily confused
drop by
“I might drop by your place after work.”
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