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To search (about or around) for something

To encourage (to happen) through one's actions

To anticipate or expect something

(followed by for) To look for or seek

To seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it

To have as a requirement or necessity

To wash gravel in a pan to separate out (gold)

To search around, or look out, for something

To pursue in order to catch or catch up with

To find out or to discover through searching or studying

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Verb

To search (about or around) for something

“Eventually, the street under the street lamp was covered in friends of the Hodja, all on their hands and knees, helping him to look for his lost keys.”

Verb

To encourage (to happen) through one's actions

“If we wish to be free from trouble, we should never look for trouble, never think about trouble, never expect trouble, and never create trouble.”

Verb

To anticipate or expect something

look forward to

have a hunch of

be prepared for

see something coming

contemplate the possibility of

see in the cards

come to the conclusion

be inclined to think

regard as likely

take for granted

draw the inference

think it likely

take it as given

have sneaking suspicion

have in prospect

make provision for

make allowance for

take into account

be of the opinion

have a funny feeling

crystal ball it

tell in advance

get the picture

be a harbinger of

take into consideration

see in your mind's eye

see handwriting on wall

be a warning of

be an early indication of

be a presage of

take cognizance of

make allowances for

have a foreboding

have a suspicion

have a sneaking feeling

have a sneaking suspicion

keep fingers crossed

cross your fingers

promise oneself

take something on board

make concessions for

make preparations for

become aware of

become conscious of

become cognizant of

be cognizant of

be conscious of

get the impression

get the impression of

feel in one's bones

catch the drift

go out on a limb

form an opinion of

make a guess at

be given to understand

have a sneaking suspicion of

make an estimate of

jump to a conclusion

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“Forests are not a place where one would expect to look for product innovation.”

Verb

(followed by for) To look for or seek

look high and low

scrounge around

fine-tooth-comb

cast around for

search high heaven

be on the prowl

look all over hell

be on the lookout

turn upside down

fossick through

turn inside out

rummage through

go through with a fine-tooth comb

look high and low in

go over with a fine-tooth comb

leave no stone unturned

search thoroughly

look up and down

scrabble around in

ferret about in

ferret around in

scrabble about in

beat the bushes

roust around in

rummage around in

rootle around in

rummage round in

rummage about in

search high and low

shuffle through

scrabble around

look all over for

leave no stone unturned in

go through with fine-tooth comb

run reconnaissance

give something a going-over

give something a look-see

give the once-over

fiddle about in

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Verb

To seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it

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To have as a requirement or necessity

necessitate that

make a condition of

formally request

put in an application for

put in a claim for

leave no choice but to

be a reason for

be a justification for

ask authoritatively

make compulsory

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Verb

To wash gravel in a pan to separate out (gold)

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To search around, or look out, for something

find out the lie of the land

run reconnaissance

make a survey of

take a shufti round

see how the land lies

make a reconnaissance of

make a recce of

make a reconnaissance

have a look-see

conduct an enquiry into

look at carefully

sift the evidence concerning

do research into

put questions to

ask questions of

put to the test

make enquiries about

search the evidence concerning

conduct an investigation into

subject to an examination

give the once-over

give the once over

make inquiries about

try to get to the bottom of

conduct an inquiry into

work undercover

keep an eye out

make enquiries into

ask questions about

make inquiries into

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Verb

To pursue in order to catch or catch up with

go in pursuit of

follow the trail of

follow on the heels of

keep up the pace with

be hot on someone's heels

be on one's tail

tread on the heels of

keep under surveillance

dog the footsteps of

follow in hot pursuit

be on the prowl

follow secretly

camp on the doorstep of

bring up the rear

tag along behind

lurk in the shadows

observe furtively

keep under observation

work undercover

keep a watch on

secretly follow

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Verb

To find out or to discover through searching or studying

follow the scent of

take the wraps off

lay your hand on

bring into the open

put one's finger on

discover unexpectedly

find unexpectedly

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