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21look for — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. research, pry, follow; see hunt 2 , search , seek 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To look forward to confidently: anticipate, await, bargain for (or on), count on, depend on (or upon), expect, wait (for). Informal:… …
22look for — he s looking for a book about begonias Syn: search for, hunt for, try to find, seek, try to track down, forage for, scout out, quest for/after …
23look for — attempt to find. → look …
24look for — 1. Expect. 2. Search, seek, look after …
25look for — 1) think likely, expect They are looking for John to become the next sales director of the company. 2) try to find, search for, hunt She has been looking for her credit card all morning but she can t find it …
26look for — Syn: search for, hunt, try to find, seek, cast about/around/round for, try to track down, forage for …
27look for — phrasal 1. to await with hope or anticipation 2. to search for ; seek < looking for a new car > …
28look for — verb To search; to seek. He spent his life looking for the truth …
29look for — search for, seek …
30To look for — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to… …