Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

looked-for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables
looked--for
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

same as anticipated , 2; as, his looked-for advancement .

Questions

What does looked-for mean?
same as anticipated , 2; as, his looked-for advancement .

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