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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 are grateful for the Board’s confidence and look forward to working with the Gaming Commission as the process moves to its next phase.”

From Barron's

I look forward to seeing them.

From Los Angeles Times

So, while everyone is focusing on Google because of the launch of Gemini 3, they also have a new Grok from Elon Musk’s xAI and then an update of ChatGPT, both of which will use Nvidia chips, to look forward to.

From Barron's

So, while everyone is focusing on Google because of the launch of Gemini 3, they also have a new Grok from Elon Musk’s xAI and then an update of ChatGPT, both of which will use Nvidia chips, to look forward to.

From Barron's

“We look forward to seeing these results made public and concrete actions taken,” Cameron said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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