Look for meaning
Look for is a phrasal verb that means to search with the aim of finding a particular person or thing.
- Past simple
- looked for
- Past participle
- looked for
- -ing form
- looking for
What look for means
B1
To search with the aim of finding a particular person or thing
We are looking for a quieter flat near the university.
Similar phrasal verbs
With look: look after, look forward to, look out, look into, look up to, look up.
With for: call for, care for, do for, feel for, file for, go for, live for, make for, root for, think for yourself.
Common questions
What does look for mean?
To search with the aim of finding a particular person or thing.
What is the past tense of look for?
Looked for, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
