phrasal verb · neutral
look in on
UK/lʊk ɪn ɒn/US/lʊk ɪn ɑːn/LOOK·in·ON
speakingtask1
to make a short visit to check on someone, often to make sure they are okay
Examples
“I'll look in on Grandma this afternoon to see if she needs anything.”
“Can you look in on the children while I'm out for an hour?”
“The nurse looked in on every patient before lunch.”
Band 8 sentence
“I'll look in on the students after class to make sure they're preparing for the exam.”
Collocations
- look in on someone
- look in on the patients
Word family
look in on phrasal verblooks in on / looking in on / looked in on verb forms
Common mistakes
I'll look on grandma this afternoon.→I'll look in on Grandma this afternoon.
Can you look my cat while I'm away?→Can you look in on my cat while I'm away?
Say it for a higher band
5visit→6drop in→7+look in on
Synonyms
drop in
check on
Easily confused
drop in
“I might drop in later if I finish work early.”
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