look for
look for verb: to seek.
Verb
look for (third-person singular simple present looks for, present participle looking for, simple past and past participle looked for)
- To seek.
- He spent his life looking for the truth.
- In July, when classes are over, most college-goers go looking for jobs.
- Synonyms:
- search for
- To expect.
- Synonyms:
- look after
look for meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
look for in Hindi
- search; seek
- ढूँढ़ना ḍhū̃ṛhnā, ढूँढना ḍhūṇḍhnā, खोजना khojnā
look for in Tamil
- search; seek
- தேடு tēṭu, தேடி பார் tēṭi pār
look for in Marathi
- search; seek
- शोधणे śodhṇe
look for in Urdu
- search; seek
- ڈھونڈھنا ḍhū̃ḍhnā
More languagesFewer languages
- look for in Bengali
- খোঁজা khō̃ja
- look for in Telugu
- అన్వేషించు anvēṣiñcu, నిరీక్షించు nirīkṣiñcu
- look for in Malayalam
- തിരയുക tirayuka
- look for in Kannada
- ಹುಡುಕು huḍuku
- look for in Punjabi
- تکنا takkṇā
- look for in Sanskrit
- प्रार्थ् prārth
- look for in Nepali
- खोज्नु khojnu
- look for in Arabic
- بَحَثَ baḥaṯa, فَتَّشَ fattaša
- look for in Malay
- mencari
- look for in Indonesian
- mencari
- look for in Persian
- جستجو کردن jostoju kardan, جستن jostan
- look for in Thai
- มองหา mɔɔng-hǎa, หา hǎa
- look for in Vietnamese
- tìm, tìm kiếm
- look for in Myanmar
- ရှာ hra
Synonyms of look for
Forms of look for
| third-person singular present | looks for |
|---|---|
| present participle | looking for |
| past participle | looked for |
| past | looked for |
| alternative form | lf |
| alternative form | LF |
Words formed from look for
Questions about look for
- What does look for mean?
- Look for means to seek.
- What is look for in Hindi?
- Look for in Hindi is ढूँढ़ना (ḍhū̃ṛhnā), ढूँढना (ḍhūṇḍhnā), खोजना (khojnā). See Look for meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is look for?
- Look for is a verb.
- What is the past tense of look for?
- The past tense of look for is looked for.
Words near look for in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: look for (page history and authors); అన్వేషించు (Telugu) (page history and authors); تکنا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); प्रार्थ् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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