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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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Grindlinger graduates Wednesday with plenty to be proud of and much to look forward to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

This does smell quite dirty, and we look forward to learning more about it.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

As a child, Parton said she and her 11 siblings would look forward to the annual fair that would come to her town in eastern Tennessee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

But scrutiny from hedge funds certainly isn’t something executives look forward to.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

That time of ecstasy for me and three of my brothers, each of us with a birthday that month, plus Halloween to look forward to.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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