LO
/lou/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To worry, to be anxious: To feel uneasy, troubled, or concerned about a potential problem or an uncertain outcome.
- To take care of, to attend to: To handle, manage, or be responsible for a task or for someone's well-being.
- To scheme, to maneuver (for a purpose): To work, often through connections or influence, to achieve a specific goal or position.
Usage Examples
- Verb (To worry):
- Tôi lo cho tương lai của con tôi. (I worry about my child's future.)
- Đừng lo, mọi việc sẽ ổn thôi. (Don't worry, everything will be fine.)
- Verb (To take care of):
- Mẹ tôi lo tất cả việc bếp núc trong nhà. (My mother takes care of all the cooking in the house.)
- Anh ấy đang lo phần hậu cần cho sự kiện. (He is handling the logistics for the event.)
- Verb (To scheme):
- Hắn ta đang lo chạy cho cái ghế trưởng phòng. (He is scheming/maneuvering to get the department head position.)
Advanced Usage
- "lo lắng": This is a common compound verb meaning "to worry anxiously." It intensifies the feeling of worry.
- Cô ấy lo lắng suốt đêm vì kết quả kỳ thi. (She worried anxiously all night because of the exam results.)
- "lo xa": To plan or worry far ahead, to be forward-thinking (or overly anxious about the distant future).
- Ông ấy là người biết lo xa, luôn có kế hoạch dự phòng. (He is a forward-thinking person, always having a backup plan.)
- "lo cho": To worry about/take care of (someone).
- Cha mẹ luôn lo cho con cái. (Parents always worry about/take care of their children.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lo lắng (v): To be anxious, to worry.
- Lo âu (v): To be deeply worried, anxious (more formal/literary).
- Lo toan (v): To take care of, to manage (often implies handling multiple responsibilities).
- Lo liệu (v): To arrange, to make preparations (for something).
- Nỗi lo (n): A worry, a concern.
Synonyms
- Bận tâm: To be concerned about.
- Quan tâm: To care for, to pay attention to (less anxious than "lo").
- Chăm sóc: To take care of, to look after (focuses on physical care).
- Tính toán: To calculate, to plan (can overlap with the "scheming" sense).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Lo chu đáo: To take care of something meticulously and thoroughly.
- Cô ấy lo chu đáo mọi chi tiết cho đám cưới. (She meticulously took care of every detail for the wedding.)
- Lo sốt vó: To be extremely worried, to worry oneself sick.
- Tôi lo sốt vó khi con tôi bị sốt cao. (I worried myself sick when my child had a high fever.)
Related Idioms
- Lo bò trắng răng / Lo hươu lo vượn: To worry about unnecessary or trivial things; to worry for no good reason.
- Việc đó chưa chắc xảy ra, đừng có lo bò trắng răng. (That might not even happen, don't worry for no reason.)
- Lo đầu tắt mặt tối / Lo trăm công nghìn việc: To be extremely busy with countless tasks and worries.
- Mẹ tôi ngày nào cũng lo đầu tắt mặt tối. (My mother is busy with countless tasks from dawn till dusk every day.)
- Lo được lo mất: To be in a state of constant worry and uncertainty.
- Anh ấy cứ lo được lo mất về khoản đầu tư mới. (He is in a constant state of worry about the new investment.)
verb
- to bother; to worry; to attend to