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be out for

be out for verb: to seek or pursue, especially to determinedly pursue something to one's own benefit.

Verb

be out for (third-person singular simple present is out for, present participle being out for, simple past was out for, past participle been out for)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To seek or pursue, especially to determinedly pursue something to one's own benefit.
    • He is out for all he can get.
    • The king was out for revenge.

Forms of be out for

third-person singular presentis out for
present participlebeing out for
pastwas out for
past participlebeen out for

Questions about be out for

What does be out for mean?
Be out for means to seek or pursue, especially to determinedly pursue something to one's own benefit.
What part of speech is be out for?
Be out for is a verb.
What is the past tense of be out for?
The past tense of be out for is was out for.

Words near be out for in the dictionary

  1. be one's own worst enemy
  2. be oneself
  3. be onto
  4. be onto nothing
  5. be onto something
  6. be out for
  7. be part of life's rich pageant
  8. be part of life's rich pattern
  9. be part of life's rich tapestry
  10. be quiet
  11. be rid of

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