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To search (about or around) for something

To encourage (to happen) through one's actions

To anticipate or expect something

Be spoiling for something

(followed by for) To look for or seek

To have as a requirement or necessity

To request the help of someone, often in the form of money

To subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something

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

make provision for

make allowance for

take into account

have in prospect

lie in wait for

be in readiness for

crystal ball it

tell in advance

hang around for

get the picture

be a harbinger of

see in your mind's eye

be a warning of

be an early indication of

be a presage of

see handwriting on wall

keep fingers crossed

cross your fingers

promise oneself

cool your heels

ride on coattails

put your faith in

have every confidence in

pin one's hopes on

pin your faith on

be certain about

have confidence in

be confident of

be dependent on

bet bottom dollar on

go out on a limb

form an opinion of

make a guess at

be given to understand

have a sneaking suspicion of

be of the opinion

make an estimate of

jump to a conclusion

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

have a funny feeling

catch the drift

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

Verb

Look for

cast around for

Verb

Be spoiling for something

be spoiling for something

spoiling for something

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

scrabble around

fossick through

make a survey of

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Verb

To have as a requirement or necessity

make a condition of

necessitate that

give the order to

give the command to

formally request

put in an application for

arrange a time for

arrange a date for

put your foot down

lay down the law

give directions

put in a claim for

ask authoritatively

be a reason for

be a justification for

make compulsory

leave no choice but to

put the heat on

put the screws on

put pressure on

use pressure on

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Verb

To request the help of someone, often in the form of money

request earnestly

put in an application

go on bended knee to

give the order to

submit an application

give the command to

present one's suit to

request urgently

go on bended knee

make an urgent request

make an earnest request

put in an order

make an entreaty

make application

ask authoritatively

put your foot down

lay down the law

give directions

put the heat on

put the screws on

twist someone's arm

put pressure on

use pressure on

try to persuade

drum up support

argue in favour of

plead in favour of

catch the eye of

speak in favour of

be crying out for

feel necessity for

find oneself in need of

stand in need of

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Verb

To subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something

rummage through

fossick through

leave no stone unturned

search thoroughly

look high and low in

turn inside out

turn upside down

go through with a fine-tooth comb

look high and low

look up and down

go over with a fine-tooth comb

scrabble around in

ferret around in

ferret about in

rummage around in

scrabble about in

roust around in

rootle around in

rummage about in

fine-tooth-comb

search high heaven

rummage round in

beat the bushes

leave no stone unturned in

scrabble around

go through with fine-tooth comb

shuffle through

look all over for

run reconnaissance

give something a going-over

give the once-over

give something a look-see

be on the lookout

be on the prowl

cast around for

look all over hell

scrounge around

fiddle about in

search high and low

go in search of

try to track down

look around for

make a survey of

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Verb

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

Verb

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

give the once-over

subject to an examination

give the once over

look at carefully

conduct an investigation into

conduct an enquiry into

try to get to the bottom of

make an observation of

go over with a fine-tooth comb

sift the evidence concerning

do research into

put questions to

ask questions of

put to the test

give something a going-over

make enquiries about

search the evidence concerning

give something a look-see

make inquiries about

conduct an inquiry into

keep an eye out

get the lie of the land

fine-tooth-comb

look up and down

make enquiries into

ask questions about

make inquiries into

take a dekko at

subject to an inspection

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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

be hard on the heels of

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

get possession of

put one's finger on

discover unexpectedly

find unexpectedly

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