look for
Idioms-
Search for; also, seek out. For example, A search party was sent to look for the lost fliers , or Those kids are just looking for trouble . [Late 1500s]
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Expect, anticipate, as in Look for a change of weather in March . [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
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This pressure even extended to Abah asking Yusron's parents to fly to Jakarta to look for him at university.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
He told them to look for a bank bag in the door.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I look for a stock that has problems. Where our analyst tells me the problem is temporary — that’s insight,” the portfolio manager told MarketWatch in a Tuesday interview.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
That led Cao, who is also a research member of Siteman, and her colleagues to look for a broader way of measuring how many different influences may work together over time to increase cancer susceptibility.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
I look for a stream or running water, something that could be slippery.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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