English verb: look for | |||
1. | look for (contact) try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of | ||
Samples | The police are searching for clues. They are searching for the missing man in the entire county. | ||
Examples | The banks look for the check, Sam cannot look for Sue , They look for the water | ||
Synonyms | search, seek | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | angle, browse, browse, divine, drag, dredge, feel, finger, fish, fumble, gather, go after, grope, grub, hunt, leave no stone unturned, pursue, quest after, quest for, scour, seek out, shop, surf, want | ||
2. | look for (emotion) be excited or anxious about | ||
Synonyms | anticipate, look to | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | await, expect, look, wait | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | apprehend, quail at | ||