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look forward to

British  

verb

  1. to wait or hope for, esp with pleasure

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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]

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As for the old folks, the children’s visits became quite a feature of their weekends, something for them to look forward to.

From Literature

It was the best of ideas because it gave them all something to look forward to, and that was so important.

From Literature

"We will also further transition to digital, combat media blocking, and provide more journalism for women and girls around the world. Meanwhile, we look forward to discussing the longer-term vision for the World Service as part of the Charter process."

From BBC

“We look forward to working with Publicis to provide workable alternatives to this particular request, including information at an even more granular level than requested,” The Trade Desk added.

From Barron's

Announcing the shortlist, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she would "look forward to seeing what the nine longlisted places have in store".

From BBC

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