Definitions and Synonyms of look for | Another word for look for | What is look for?
Definition 1: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of - [verb of contact]Samples where look for or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- The police are searching for clues
- They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
Synonyms for look for in the sense of this definition
(... is a kind of look for ) search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
(... is a kind of look for ) grope or feel in search of something
"He felt for his wallet" (... is a kind of look for ) search about busily
(... is a kind of look for ) seek indirectly
"fish for compliments" (... is a kind of look for ) go in search of or hunt for
"pursue a hobby" (... is a kind of look for ) look for a specific person or thing
(... is a kind of look for ) examine minutely
"The police scoured the country for the fugitive" (... is a kind of look for ) hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
"Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI" "Uncle Sam wants you" (... is a kind of look for ) look for (food) in nature
"Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall" (... is a kind of look for ) seek, search for
"She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them" (... is a kind of look for ) search thoroughly and exhaustively
"The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer" (... is a kind of look for ) look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
"browse a computer directory" "surf the internet or the world wide web" (... is a kind of look for ) search by divining, as if with a rod
"He claimed he could divine underground water" (... is a kind of look for ) feel about uncertainly or blindly
"She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom" (... is a kind of look for ) search for on the computer
"I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons" (... is a kind of look for ) shop around; not necessarily buying
"I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
Samples where look for or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- The police are searching for clues
- They are searching for the missing man in the entire county