Word

look for, v.
freq. cnt. 53

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 104 freq. cnt.: 50 freq. cnt.: 41 freq. cnt.: 13

look for search seek

sample sentences

"The police are searching for clues"
"They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The banks %s the check
Sam cannot %s Sue
They %s the water

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The banks %s the check
Sam cannot %s Sue
They %s the water

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The banks %s the check
Sam cannot %s Sue
They %s the water

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

seeking

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

search searcher searcher

semantic pointers

hyponym

dredge, drag finger grope, fumble divine browse, surf leave no stone unturned hunt gather want scour seek out pursue, go after, quest for, quest after fish, angle grub feel shop, browse

be excited or anxious about
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

anticipate look for look to

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

anticipative

semantic pointers

hypernym

wait, await, expect, look

hyponym

apprehend, quail at