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17look after vs look for — To look after means to take care of or be in charge of something or someone. For example: I often ask my mother to look after the children. To look for means to try to find something or someone. For example: I am looking for my keys. Have …
18look after vs look for — To look after means to take care of or be in charge of something or someone. For example: I often ask my mother to look after the children. To look for means to try to find something or someone. For example: I am looking for my keys. Have …
19look for trouble — I see trouble II informal behave in a way that is likely to provoke an argument or fight youths take a cocktail of drink and drugs before going out to look for trouble * * * look for trouble see ↑look, 1 • • • Main Entry …
20look for — Synonyms and related words: address, angle for, anticipate, approach, ask for, await, be destined, be fated, be imminent, be to be, be to come, beat about for, bid for, calculate on, canvass, come, come on, count on, court, delve for, dig for,… …
21look for — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. research, pry, follow; see hunt 2 , search , seek 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To look forward to confidently: anticipate, await, bargain for (or on), count on, depend on (or upon), expect, wait (for). Informal:… …
22look for — he s looking for a book about begonias Syn: search for, hunt for, try to find, seek, try to track down, forage for, scout out, quest for/after …
23look for — attempt to find. → look …
24look for — 1. Expect. 2. Search, seek, look after …
25look for — 1) think likely, expect They are looking for John to become the next sales director of the company. 2) try to find, search for, hunt She has been looking for her credit card all morning but she can t find it …
26look for — Syn: search for, hunt, try to find, seek, cast about/around/round for, try to track down, forage for …
27look for — phrasal 1. to await with hope or anticipation 2. to search for ; seek < looking for a new car > …
28look for — verb To search; to seek. He spent his life looking for the truth …
29look for — search for, seek …
30To look for — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to… …
31ˈlook for sb/sth — phrasal verb 1) to hope to get something that you want or need He was looking for work as a builder.[/ex] 2) to search for someone or something I m looking for Jim. Have you seen him?[/ex] …
32look for a needle in a haystack — search for something that is almost impossible to find …
