# look for

Pronunciation: US say "LUUK for" /ˈlʊk fɔɹ/; UK say "LUUK faw" /ˈlʊk fɔː/

## Phrasal verb

1. To try to find someone or something by searching.
   - Simple: To try to find something or someone you want or have lost.
   - _Volunteers will look for the missing hiker again at first light._
   - _Thousands of new graduates are looking for work this spring._

## Phrasal verb

2. To expect something, or expect it to happen. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To think that something will happen or come.
   - _We look for a good harvest if the weather holds._
   - _The praise she received was warmer than she had looked for._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/look-for (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).