look for

The phrase "look for" is commonly used to indicate an active search or effort to find something or someone.

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Definition

A2General

(common)To try to find something or someone.

Example

I'm looking for my keys. Have you seen them?
She is looking for a new job in the city.

C1Expectation

(less common, archaic)To anticipate or expect something to happen.

Example

We look for better results next quarter.
He looked for a change in the weather.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "look for":

look to look on look for trouble look through look into look at look around find in be on the lookout look out for someone search up keep a lookout look up seek and ye shall find hunt down track down sniff out go for have a look scout out ask for shop around look over go after