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Definition of
look for phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
look for
phrasal verb
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look for something
to hope for something; to expect something
We shall be looking for an improvement in your work this term.
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look for
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look to for
look out for
look round for
look around for
look round for something
look out for somebody
look around for something
look out for somebody/something
look out for somebody/yourself
look something
out (for somebody/something)
look for trouble
look to somebody for something | look to somebody to do something
look bad (for somebody)
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Phrasal verbs
look out for somebody
look around for something
look out for somebody/something
look out for somebody/yourself
look something
out (for somebody/something)
look to somebody for something | look to somebody to do something
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Idioms
look for trouble
look bad (for somebody)
Nearby words
look down on
phrasal verb
looker
noun
look for
phrasal verb
look forward to
phrasal verb
look in
phrasal verb
influence
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