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looks forward to

looks forward to is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 looks forward to

What is looks forward to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Looks forward to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look forward to.

Words near looks forward to in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: looks 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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