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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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Even as we look forward to next year’s edition in Boulder, Colo., the Sundance Film Festival put us in a reflective mood.

From Los Angeles Times

"I look forward to our dinner in a moment, and to the meeting that I hope we will have," Sir Keir said following the 20-minute meeting between the leaders.

From BBC

Throughout it all, Pokémon cards played a surprising role: "We'd buy packs for him to open in hospital so he always had something to look forward to," she said.

From BBC

“Look forward to you joining us.”

From Literature

Kent added: "We are very grateful to the prime minister and officials on both sides for this welcome development and look forward to working with the UK government on the rapid implementation of the tariff reduction, as part of wider work to improve competitiveness in all Scotch whisky's global markets."

From BBC

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