looking+forward+to

  • 51forward-thinking — for′ward think ing adj. cvb forward looking …

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  • 52forward-looking — /ˈfɔwəd lʊkɪŋ/ (say fawwuhd looking) adjective 1. anticipating future needs. 2. progressive. Also, forwardlooking …

  • 53forward-thinking — /fawr weuhrd thing king/, adj. planning or tending to plan for the future; forward looking …

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  • 54look forward to — [verb] anticipate, await, expect, hope for, long for, look for, wait for * * * AWAIT WITH PLEASURE, eagerly anticipate, lick one s lips over, be unable to wait for, count the days until. → look * * * look forward to To anticipate with pleasure •… …

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  • 55List of sequels to Looking Backward — is a utopian novel by Edward Bellamy, a lawyer and writer from western Massachusetts, and was first published in 1888. It deals with a young man, named Julian West, who falls asleep in 1887 and wakes up in 2000 to find the USA has become a… …

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  • 56look forward to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms look forward to : present tense I/you/we/they look forward to he/she/it looks forward to present participle looking forward to past tense looked forward to past participle looked forward to look forward to… …

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  • 57To look forward to — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to… …

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  • 58look forward to — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you look forward to something that is going to happen, you want it to happen because you think you will enjoy it. [V P P ing/n] He was looking forward to working with the new Prime Minister. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you say that… …

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  • 59look forward to something — ˌlook ˈforward to sth derived to be thinking with pleasure about sth that is going to happen (because you expect to enjoy it) • I m looking forward to the weekend. • look forward to something doing sth We re really looking forward to seeing you… …

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  • 60look forward to — {v.} 1. To expect. * /At breakfast, John looked forward to a difficult day./ 2. To expect with hope or pleasure. * /Frank was looking forward to that evening s date./ …

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