| anticipate |
to look forward to; expect. [1/2 definitions] |
| archive |
An archive is a collection of pieces of information that are stored somewhere. An archive often stores things that are very old. People often look for information in an archive because it can't be found in a regular storage area that people use all the time. |
| await |
to wait for; look forward to. [1/2 definitions] |
| comparison |
When you make a comparison between two pictures, you look for how they are different or the same. |
| count on |
to look forward to; hope for. [1/2 definitions] |
| cover |
If you look for cover in a bad storm, it means that you look for a place where you are protected from it. [1/7 definitions] |
| criteria |
Criteria are particular things you look for when you judge something and make a decision. Criteria are like little tests. For example, if someone wants to buy a computer, they don't usually buy just any computer. They choose based on certain things. These things are their criteria. They might decide that the computer must be under a certain price. It must have a certain amount of memory. It must have a certain speed, and it must look good and be of the right size. If a computer passes all these criteria, then they judge that it is what they are looking for. "Criteria" is a plural noun. The singular form is "criterion." |
| expect |
to hope for or look forward to. [1/5 definitions] |
| find out |
When you find out some information, you learn or discover it. When we want to find out something, we often ask someone else or we look for the information in a book or on the computer. Sometimes we find out something by just seeing a thing that tells us what we want to know. |
| gopher |
a small rodent with gray or brown fur and a short tail. Gophers live in burrows and tunnel underground to look for food. They are also called pocket gophers, because they have pouches outside their cheeks where they carry food and nesting material. Gophers live in Central and North America. |
| grub |
to dig in the soil; to look for something as if by digging [1/3 definitions] |
| kind2 |
A kind is a type or sort. When you look for a certain kind of plant, you look for a certain type of plant. [1/2 definitions] |
| look |
When you have a look for something, it means that you do a search for it. [1/6 definitions] |
| look for |
When you look for something, you look in places to try to find it. |
| proof |
When you proof your homework, you read it and look for mistakes. [1/4 definitions] |
| scout |
(informal) to look for, or to find by searching for (usually followed by "up" or "out"). [1/5 definitions] |
| seek |
to try to find; look for. [1/3 definitions] |
| shelter |
When something gives shelter, it protects you and makes you safe. In a storm, people look for shelter. [1/5 definitions] |
| shop |
When you shop, you buy or look for things to buy in stores or shops. [1/4 definitions] |
| shopping |
Shopping is the activity of going to stores to buy things or to look for things to buy. |
| sight |
When you sight something, you look for it and suddenly see it. [1/5 definitions] |