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[ verb ] try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
Examples "The police are searching for clues" "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)Nor is it necessary to look_for such evidence in the great urban_centers of our culture that are admittedly almost entirely secularized and so profoundly estranged from the conventional forms in which the gospel has been communicated . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)In looking_for the best sites available that meet the requirements , you need information to compare the site with others . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)The name `` alkali_bee '' indicates that one has_to look_for them in rather inhospitable places . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)To light industry , the economies of being on one floor are much slighter , but efficiency_engineers usually believe_in them , and manufacturers looking_for ways to cut costs cannot be prevented from turning_to efficiency_engineers . (Francis Pollini, Night....)He looked_for the source of the noise that had awakened him * * h It was that prick Coughlin . |
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[ verb ] be excited or anxious about
Synonyms Used in print (Los Angeles Times,...)Look_for home building nationally to advance less_than 10 percent this year from 1960 's 1257700 0 non-farm housing starts . (U.S. News and World Report,...)The road 's engineers look_for further improvement when the turnpike is extended into Boston . (Tracts published by American Tract Society,...)I now ever look_for Christ acording to His promises and those of the Old_Testament as_well , to appear again in glory to put_away all sin and to reign in righteousness over the whole earth . |
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