look for

phrase

Synonyms of look fornext
1
: to await with hope or anticipation
You can look for me to arrive at noon.
2
: to search for : seek
looking for a new car

Examples of look for in a Sentence

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That makes the position seem like one Las Vegas will be looking for on waivers. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Drive through Grand Teton National Park to look for color around Oxbow Bend and along the Snake River, or hike beneath aspens on trails closer to Teton Village. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Roman will map the distribution of galaxies and galaxy clusters across the cosmos, looking for the signature gravitational effects of dark matter. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Waste plastic could provide another source of hydrocarbons for fuel production, particularly as governments and industry look for ways to deal with both plastic waste and aviation emissions. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for look for

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of look for was in the 15th century

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