Look on with

Look on as

Look in on

Look forward to doing something

Be looking for trouble

informal to be behaving in a way that makes it likely that problems or violence will happen

They walked into a bar looking for trouble.

look forward to something phrasal verb

to be excited and pleased about something that is going to happen

I'm really looking forward to our vacation.

My mother says she's looking forward to meeting you.

look in phrasal verb

to make a short visit to someone, while you are going somewhere else, especially if they are ill or need help

ￚs ynonym drop in, call in

I promised to look in on Dad and see if he's feeling any better.

look into something phrasal verb

to try to find out the truth about a problem, crime etc in order to solve it

ￚ synonym investigate

Police are looking into the disappearance of two children.

look on phrasal verb

1. to watch something happening, without being involved in it or trying to stop it

Only one man tried to help us, the rest just looked on in silence.

2. look on somebody/something

also look upon somebody/something

to consider someone or something in a particular way, or as a particular thing

I look on him as a good friend.

Strangers to the village are looked upon with a mixture of fear and suspicion.

look something ↔ out phrasal verb

to search for and find a particular thing among your possessions

I'll look out some of my old books for you.

look out for somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to pay attention to what is happening around you, so that you will notice a particular person or thing if you see them

Look out for your Aunt while you're at the station.

2. to try to make sure that someone is treated well

My older brother always looked out for me when we were kids

look out for yourself/number one (=think only of the advantages you can get for yourself)

look something/somebody ↔ over phrasal verb

to examine something quickly, without paying much attention to detail

Do you have a few minutes to look these samples over?

look round phrasal verb

to look around

look through somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to look for something among a pile of papers, in a drawer, in someone's pockets etc

ￚs ynonym go through

I've looked through all my papers but I still can't find the contract.

2. to not notice or pretend not to notice someone you know, even though you see them

look straight/right through somebody

I saw Fiona in the street yesterday and she looked straight through me.

look to somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to depend on someone to provide help, advice etc

look to somebody/something for

We look to you for support.

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