What does look for mean?
Definitions for look for
look for
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word look for.
Princeton's WordNet
search, seek, look forverb
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"
anticipate, look for, look toverb
be excited or anxious about
Wiktionary
look forverb
To search; to seek.
ChatGPT
look for
"Look for" generally refers to the act of conducting a search or seeking something or someone out with a specific intention or aim in mind. This phrase can apply to both tangible and non-tangible items, such as objects, information, or a particular person.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of look for in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of look for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of look for in a Sentence
If you look for the bad in people, you will surely find it.
We continue to see a rise in the use of messaging apps for news as consumers look for more private (and less confrontational) spaces to communicate.
Like a lot of things in food, you look for ways to reduce waste.
I've been to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It's a tower, and it's leaning. You look at it, but nothing happens, so then you look for someplace to get a sandwich.
All of our stops have to be immigration-related, if we do get drugs, the attorneys push to get the stop thrown out because we are immigration officers and we are only supposed to look for immigration violations.
Translations for look for
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- soekAfrikaans
- بحثArabic
- aramaq, axtarmaqAzerbaijani
- шука́цьBelarusian
- тъ̀рсяBulgarian
- খোঁজাBengali
- cercar, buscarCatalan, Valencian
- hledatCzech
- søgeDanish
- suchenGerman
- ψάχνωGreek
- buscarSpanish
- otsimaEstonian
- bilatu, xerkatuBasque
- جستجو کردنPersian
- etsiä, hakeaFinnish
- rechercher, chercherFrench
- cuardaighIrish
- sir, iarr, lorgScottish Gaelic
- buscarGalician
- חיפשHebrew
- ढूँढ़ना, खोजना, ढूँढनाHindi
- keresHungarian
- որոնել, փնտրել, ման գալArmenian
- mencariIndonesian
- sercharIdo
- leitaIcelandic
- cercare, ricercareItalian
- 探すJapanese
- ძებნაGeorgian
- жоқтау, іздеуKazakh
- ស្វែងរក, រក, រកមើលKhmer
- ಹುಡುಕುKannada
- 찾다Korean
- издөөKyrgyz
- quaeroLatin
- ຊອກ, ຫາLao
- ieškotiLithuanian
- meklētLatvian
- трага, бараMacedonian
- mencariMalay
- ရှာBurmese
- lete, leite, se etter, søkeNorwegian
- zoekenDutch
- leite, sjå etterNorwegian Nynorsk
- cercarOccitan
- szukaćPolish
- pesquisar, procurarPortuguese
- maskhayQuechua
- căutaRomanian
- иска́тьRussian
- trážiti, тра́житиSerbo-Croatian
- hľadaťSlovak
- iskatiSlovene
- kërkojAlbanian
- sökaSwedish
- ҷустуҷӯ карданTajik
- หา, มองหาThai
- agtarmakTurkmen
- aramakTurkish
- эзләргәTatar
- шука́тиUkrainian
- ڈھونڈھناUrdu
- qidirmoq, axtarmoqUzbek
- tìm kiếm, tìmVietnamese
- זוכןYiddish
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