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Look forward to meaning

Look forward to is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to feel happy and excited about a future event.

Past simple
looked forward to
Past participle
looked forward to
-ing form
looking forward to

What look forward to means

anticipate with pleasureB1

To feel happy and excited about a future event

We are looking forward to seeing everyone again.

1 more meaning of look forward to is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With look: look after, look out, look for, look into, look up to, look up.

With forward: come forward, put forward.

Common questions

What does look forward to mean?

It has 2 meanings. One of them is to feel happy and excited about a future event. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of look forward to?

Looked forward to, 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.

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