look to

Idioms  

1. Pay attention to, take care of, as in You'd best look to your own affairs . [c. 1300]

2. Anticipate or expect, as in We look to hear from her soon . [c. 1600]

3. look to be . Seem to be, promise to be, as in This looks to be a very difficult assignment . [Mid-1700s]

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Example Sentences

So investors looking to buy the next hot IPO before it goes public need to be careful.

From Barron's

So investors looking to buy the next hot IPO before it goes public need to be careful.

From Barron's

Architect Capital is a San Francisco-based asset manager that looks to fix up businesses, especially where it sees opportunities to build a better financial infrastructure, according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal

Having won the preceding ODI series 2-1, England were looking to take their form into the shortest format as they build up to the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next month.

From BBC

Economy watchers look to the summaries to get more insights into the central bank’s thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• believe in
• bet on
• build on
• count on
• lean on
• rely on