look forward to
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look forward to
verb looks forward to · looking forward to · looked forward to
- To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. He was not looking forward to having to repair the downed power lines after the wind storm.
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verb anticipate, expect, or wait for
| Español | no ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de, estar/sentirse entusiasmado/emocionado/ávido por, sentir/haber/tener entusiasmo/emoción/expectación/avidez por |
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| 日本語 | 楽しみにする tanoshimi ni suru |
| 中文 | 期待 qīdài, 向往 xiàngwǎng, 盼望 pànwàng, 巴望 bāwàng, 等不及 děngbují, 期盼 qīpàn |
| Português | ansiar por, estar ansioso para, mal poder esperar por, mal poder esperar para, não ver a hora de |
| Français | avoir hâte de, attendre avec impatience, espérer |
| Deutsch | sich freuen auf |
| Italiano | non vedere l'ora |
| Ελληνικά | προσβλέπω prosvlépo, ευελπιστώ evelpistó, ανυπομονώ anypomonó |
| Română | aștepta cu nerăbdare, abia aștepta |
| Русский | ждать с нетерпе́нием ždatʹ s neterpénijem, не мочь дожда́ться ne močʹ doždátʹsja, предвкуша́ть predvkušátʹ |
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title = {look forward to},
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year = {2026},
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