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look for

phrasal verb

Formslooks for, looking for, looked for

2 meanings of look for

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  1. 1
    searchphrasal verbtransitive
    To try to find something or someone you want or have lost.

    I'm looking for my keys. Have you seen them?

    We look for shells on the beach every summer.

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  2. 2
    expectphrasal verbarchaictransitive
    To think that something will happen or come.

    The farmers look for rain before the end of the month.

    The trip took much longer than we looked for.

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