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look for
Overview of verb look-for
The verb look for has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (51) search, seek, look for -- (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county")
2. (3) anticipate, look for, look to -- (be excited or anxious about)
Antonyms of verb look-for
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb look-for
2 senses of look for
Sense 1
search, seek, look for
Sense 2
anticipate, look for, look to
=> expect, look, await, wait
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb look-for
2 senses of look for
Sense 1
search, seek, look for
=> dredge, drag
=> finger
=> grope, fumble
=> divine
=> browse, surf
=> leave no stone unturned
=> hunt
=> gather
=> want
=> scour
=> seek out
=> quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
=> fish, angle
=> grub
=> feel
=> shop, browse
Sense 2
anticipate, look for, look to
=> apprehend, quail at
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb look-for
2 senses of look for
Sense 1
search, seek, look for
Sense 2
anticipate, look for, look to
=> expect, look, await, wait
'Cause To' of verb look-for
Derived Forms of verb look-for
Domain of verb look-for
Domain Terms of verb look-for
Familiarity of verb look-for
look for used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb look-for
2 senses of look for
Sense 1
search, seek, look for
EX: The banks look for the check
EX: Sam cannot look for Sue
EX: They look for the water
Sense 2
anticipate, look for, look to
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb look-for
1 of 2 senses of look for
Sense 2
anticipate, look for, look to
> expect, look, await, wait
=> expect
=> look forward
=> look to
=> hang on, hold the line, hold on
=> anticipate, look for, look to
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb look-for
Sense 1
search, seek, look for
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Sense 2
anticipate, look for, look to
=> expect, look, await, wait
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