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- [loo k fawr]
- /lʊk fɔr/
- /lʊk fɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [loo k fawr]
- /lʊk fɔr/
Definitions of look for words
- verb without object look for to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes. 1
- verb without object look for to glance or gaze in a manner specified: to look questioningly at a person. 1
- verb without object look for to use one's sight or vision in seeking, searching, examining, watching, etc.: to look through the papers. 1
- verb without object look for to tend, as in bearing or significance: Conditions look toward war. 1
- verb without object look for to appear or seem to the eye as specified: to look pale. 1
- verb without object look for to appear or seem to the mind: The case looks promising. 1
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Origin of look for
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English lōk(i)en, Old English lōcian; cognate with Middle Dutch lœken, akin to dialectal German lugen to look out; (noun) Middle English loke act of looking, glance, countenance, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Look for
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
look for popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for look for
verb look for
- connive — If one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them.
- conspire — If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
- contrive — If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
- hint — an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
Antonyms for look for
verb look for
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
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Matching words
- Words starting with l
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