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Synonyms for look forward to
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : loo k |
| Phonetic Transcription : lʊk |
Top 10 synonyms for look forward to Other synonyms for the word look forward to
- abide
- apprehend
- assume
- bargain for
- bargain on
- be afraid
- be prepared for
- be ready for
- be sure of
- beg
- bide
- bide one's time
- calculate
- command
- conjecture
- contemplate
- cool it
- cool one's heels
- count chickens
- covet
- cross the bridge
- dally
- deem likely
- depend on
- desiderate
- desire
- divine
- elect
- entertain
- entreat
- envisage
- envy
- expect
- fancy
- feel
- feel confident
- figure
- fill time
- forecast
- foreknow
- foresee
- foretaste
- foretell
- gather
- hang
- hang around
- hang in
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- hanker
- have a hunch
- have faith
- hold
- hold back
- hold everything
- hold on
- hold the phone
- hole up
- hope
- hope for
- hunger
- imagine
- in the cards
- invoke
- itch
- jump the gun
- keep fingers crossed
- keep shirt on
- knock on wood
- lie in wait
- lie low
- like
- linger
- long
- look
- look ahead to
- look at sunny side
- look for
- look forward to
- mark time
- need
- order
- plan on
- please
- pray
- pray for
- predict
- prefer
- prepare for
- presume
- presuppose
- prevision
- prognosticate
- promise oneself
- prophesy
- put on hold
- reckon
- rely
- remain
- request
- save it
- see
- see coming
- see in the cards
- sense
- set one's heart on
- sigh for
- sit tight
- sit up for
- solicit
- spoil for
- stall
- stand by
- stay
- stay up for
- stick around
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- sweat
- sweat it
- sweat it out
- take
- take heart
- tarry
- think
- think to
- thirst
- trust
- understand
- visualize
- wait
- wait for
- want
- watch
- watch for
- will
- wish
- yearn
- yen
Définition of look forward to
Origin :- Old English locian "use the eyes for seeing, gaze, look, behold, spy," from West Germanic *lokjan (cf. Old Saxon lokon "see, look, spy," Middle Dutch loeken "to look," Old High German luogen, German dialectal lugen "to look out"), of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Breton lagud "eye." In Old English, usually with on; the use of at began 14c. Meaning "seek, search out" is c.1300; meaning "to have a certain appearance" is from c.1400. Of objects, "to face in a certain direction," late 14c.
- Look after "take care of" is from late 14c., earlier "to seek" (c.1300), "to look toward" (c.1200). Look into "investigate" is from 1580s; look up "research in books or papers" is from 1690s. To look down upon in the figurative sense is from 1711; to look down one's nose is from 1921. To look forward "anticipate" is c.1600; meaning "anticipate with pleasure" is mid-19c. To not look back "make no pauses" is colloquial, first attested 1893. In look sharp (1711) sharp originally was an adverb, "sharply."
- As in await : verb wait with expectation
- As in wait : verb pause, rest
- As in wish : verb desire
- As in expect : verb believe strongly; anticipate
- As in anticipate : verb expect; predict
- As in hope : verb long for, dream about
Antonyms for look forward to
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