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look forward to

British  

verb

  1. to wait or hope for, esp with pleasure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
look forward to Idioms  

  1. Eagerly anticipate, as in I'm looking forward to their visit, or Jim looked forward to the day when he could retire. [First half of 1700s]

Example Sentences

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We want to geek out with them about gear, and we look forward to having them filling in our foursomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“We look forward to a long relationship with Prime Video.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“We share the Soleno team’s deep commitment to the Prader-Willi syndrome community and look forward to leveraging our experience and capabilities to expand Vykat XR’s reach to benefit more patients,” Gano said.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“We look forward to working with Congress again to ensure no benefit cuts, full funding for all eligible families seeking WIC services, and permanent access to flexible WIC services.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The memories of being a kid and how much I used to look forward to coming here on Friday nights.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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