look to
Idioms-
Pay attention to, take care of, as in You'd best look to your own affairs . [c. 1300]
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Anticipate or expect, as in We look to hear from her soon . [c. 1600]
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look to be . Seem to be, promise to be, as in This looks to be a very difficult assignment . [Mid-1700s]
Example Sentences
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Crowded trades occur when large amounts of investors hold the same position, raising the risk of a sharp correction in an asset’s value if investors look to sell at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
People look to storytelling for something very specific.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
To define the contours of that right, courts will look to history and tradition, just as Justice Samuel Alito did in Dobbs.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
Recent weeks have seen international buyers seek long-term contracts from more varied regions, such as Canada, as they look to diversify from the U.S. and Qatar.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
I finally look to Dad, and I see for the first time my father truly starting to worry.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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