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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Baltimore Ravens: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami — With the best of the receivers gone, the Ravens look to bolster their offensive line.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
It’s hard to look to a future beyond the iPhone, but the person taking the helm will have to.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The deal would form “one of the world’s first publicly traded fusion companies,” Trump Media said, and look to take advantage of the artificial-intelligence industry’s demand for energy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Google could look to Marvell for chips designed to make the process of AI inference—producing results from models—more efficient, according to The Information.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
I flinch, and I know how I must look to him.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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