look to
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look to
verb looks to · looking to · looked to
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, to.
- To seek inspiration or advice or reward from someone. Whenever I'm upset, I look to Mary to cheer me up.
- To take care of. He thoroughly cleaned his silver watch-chain with whiting, put new lacing straps to his boots, looked to the brass eyelet-holes, went to the inmost heart of the plantation for a new walking-stick, and trimmed it vigorously on his way back;[…].
- To intend to; to prepare to; to seem likely to. I think that cat was looking to bite me if I hadn't run away!
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verb to seek inspiration or advice or reward from someone
| Русский | полагаться polagatʹsja |
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verb to take care of
| Русский | присматривать prismatrivatʹ |
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Talk about this word "look to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/look%20to. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. look to. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/look%20to "look to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/look%20to.
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@misc{look_to_2026,
title = {look to},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/look%20to},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
