look for

Questions about look for

What does look for mean?

look for means "try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for look for?

Close synonyms include search, seek, anticipate, look to. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is look for a common word?

look for is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.