look forward to
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "He was not looking forward to having to repair the downed power lines after the wind storm."
- "1794 November 19, George Washington, speech, George Washington's Sixth State of the Union Address, When we call to mind the gracious indulgence of Heaven by which the American people became a nation; when we survey the general prosperity of our country, and look forward to the riches, power, and happiness to which it seems destined, with the deepest regret do I announce to you that during your recess some of the citizens of the United States have been found capable of insurrection."
- "I love Elizabeth and look forward to our union with delight."
- "Then a passionate celibacy is all that any of us can look forward to."
- "To such verification, however, we may look forward with reasonable confidence, for Einstein has deduced from the principle of relativity, together with the electromagnetic theory, a number of striking consequences which are remarkably self-consistent."
- "1961 January 17, Dwight D. Eisenhower, speech, Eisenhower's farewell address, Now, on Friday noon, I am to become a private citizen. I am proud to do so. I look forward to it."