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looked forward to

looked forward to is the simple past and past participle of look forward to.

Meaning of look forward to

Verb

look forward to (third-person singular simple present looks forward to, present participle looking forward to, simple past and past participle looked forward to)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
    • He was not looking forward to having to repair the downed power lines after the wind storm.

Questions about looked forward to

What is looked forward to the simple past and past participle of?
Looked forward to is the simple past and past participle of look forward to.

Words near looked forward to in the dictionary

  1. looked down upon
  2. looked for
  3. looked for a dog to kick
  4. looked for number one
  5. looked for trouble
  6. looked forward to
  7. looked in
  8. looked in on
  9. looked in the face
  10. looked into
  11. looked it

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Adapted from Wiktionary: looked forward to (page history and authors); look forward to (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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