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look forward to

look for·ward to
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loo k fawr-werd too]
    • /lʊk ˈfɔr wərd tu/
    • /lʊk ˈfɔː.wəd tuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo k fawr-werd too]
    • /lʊk ˈfɔr wərd tu/

Definitions of look forward to words

  • verb without object look forward to 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 forward to to glance or gaze in a manner specified: to look questioningly at a person. 1
  • verb without object look forward to to use one's sight or vision in seeking, searching, examining, watching, etc.: to look through the papers. 1
  • verb without object look forward to to tend, as in bearing or significance: Conditions look toward war. 1
  • verb without object look forward to to appear or seem to the eye as specified: to look pale. 1
  • verb without object look forward to to appear or seem to the mind: The case looks promising. 1
See all 30 definitions of look forward to

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Origin of look forward to

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 forward to

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Look forward to

look forward to 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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Synonyms for look forward to

verb look forward to

  • count on — If you count on something or count upon it, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans.
  • foresee — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
  • assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
  • await — If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
  • forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
All 114 Synonyms of look forward to

Antonyms for look forward to

verb look forward to

  • 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.
All 31 Antonyms of look forward to

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