look for
Idioms-
Search for; also, seek out. For example, A search party was sent to look for the lost fliers , or Those kids are just looking for trouble . [Late 1500s]
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Expect, anticipate, as in Look for a change of weather in March . [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
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Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged Kyiv to look for solutions: "If not, it will mean that not empathy but hard business will determine our relations."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The government has taken stakes in startups like Kraken, Wayve and Oxford Quantum Circuits in recent weeks, in a bid to prevent them from moving out of the country to look for funding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Murase said next-generation facilities, including the proposed AugerPrime in Argentina and the proposed Global Cosmic Ray Observatory, could look for the predicted signatures.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
These are the signs and symptoms to look for.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
The doctor warned against this move, “you must not look for any miracles.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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