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• look for — (something) to expect something. We re looking for snow in the Great Lakes on Tuesday. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of look for something (= to search for something) …   New idioms dictionary

• look for — ► look for attempt to find. Main Entry: ↑look …   English terms dictionary

• look for — index delve, expect (anticipate), ferret, hunt, spy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• look for — verb 1. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (Freq. 50) The police are searching for clues They are searching for the missing man in the entire county • Syn: ↑search, ↑seek • Derivationally related forms: ↑s …   Useful english dictionary

• look for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms look for : present tense I/you/we/they look for he/she/it looks for present participle looking for past tense looked for past participle looked for 1) look for someone/something [usually progressive] to hope… …   English dictionary

• look for — {v.} 1. To think likely; expect. * /We look for John to arrive any day now./ * /The frost killed many oranges, and housewives can look for an increase in their price./ * /Bob wouldn t go for a ride with the boys because he was looking for a phone …   Dictionary of American idioms

• look for — {v.} 1. To think likely; expect. * /We look for John to arrive any day now./ * /The frost killed many oranges, and housewives can look for an increase in their price./ * /Bob wouldn t go for a ride with the boys because he was looking for a phone …   Dictionary of American idioms

• look\ for — v 1. To think likely; expect. We look for John to arrive any day now. The frost killed many oranges, and housewives can look for an increase in their price. Bob wouldn t go for a ride with the boys because he was looking for a phone call from… …   Словарь американских идиом

• look for — phr verb Look for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑inspector, ↑researcher Look for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑answer, ↑apartment, ↑clue, ↑compromise, ↑cure, ↑damp, ↑employment …   Collocations dictionary

• look after - look for — ◊ look after If you look after someone or something, you take care of them. She will look after the children during their holidays. It doesn t worry me who owns the club so long as it is looked after. ◊ look for If you look for someone or… …   Useful english dictionary

• look for something — look for (something) to expect something. We re looking for snow in the Great Lakes on Tuesday. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of look for something (= to search for something) …   New idioms dictionary