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Desiring or being on the lookout for (something)

Present participle for to search (about or around) for something

Present participle for to encourage (to happen) through one's actions

Present participle for to anticipate or expect something

(followed by for) Present participle for to look for or seek

Present participle for to seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it

Present participle for to have as a requirement or necessity

Present participle for to make a request or demand of someone

Present participle for to wash gravel in a pan to separate out (gold)

Present participle for to search around, or look out, for something

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

Present participle for to pursue in order to catch or catch up with

Present participle for to find out or to discover through searching or studying

In search or quest of

Watchful, especially for danger or disorder

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Verb

Desiring or being on the lookout for (something)

feeling in need of

hankering after

having a fancy for

having a need for

having an inclination for

thirsting after

on the lookout for

hungering after

setting one's heart on

having a yen for

having one's heart set on

having eyes for

taking a shine to

taking a liking to

eating one's heart out over

having an urge for

inclining toward

having designs on

having hots for

having your eye on

giving eyeteeth for

eating your heart out

desiring intensely

having as one's aim

having as one's goal

wishing to have

looking forward to

feeling inclined toward

having a preference for

leaning towards

having a crush on

regretting the absence of

carrying a torch

falling in love with

having the hots for

taking a fancy to

feeling inclined to

feeling the need for

feeling a need for

having the inclination for

having a passion for

zealously anticipating

hungrily anticipating

vigorously anticipating

intently awaiting

energetically awaiting

vigorously awaiting

actively awaiting

spiritedly awaiting

expectantly awaiting

longingly anticipating

awaiting with anticipation

thirstily awaiting

thirstily anticipating

having an eye on

enthusiastically awaiting

anticipating with pleasure

longingly awaiting

actively anticipating

breathlessly anticipating

enthusiastically anticipating

earnestly awaiting

fervently awaiting

anticipating with enthusiasm

impatiently anticipating

having a thing about

finding attractive

earnestly anticipating

intently anticipating

counting the days until

fervently anticipating

expectantly anticipating

zealously awaiting

spiritedly anticipating

eagerly awaiting

hungrily awaiting

ardently awaiting

awaiting with pleasure

energetically anticipating

ardently anticipating

breathlessly awaiting

awaiting with enthusiasm

eagerly anticipating

impatiently awaiting

awaiting with gusto

anticipating with gusto

anticipating with anticipation

counting the hours until

having a longing

setting your heart upon

feeling a longing

finding sexually attractive

having an eye for

having a thing for

having the horn for

feeling the want of

standing in need of

having hard feelings

having a craving for

having a yearning for

gravitating towards

feeling disposed to

longingly remembering

feeling nostalgic for

feeling the loss of

regretting the loss of

romanticizing^US

licking one's chops

conjuring up pictures

setting your sights on

building castles in air

living in a dream world

romanticising^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to search (about or around) for something

casting about for

casting around for

casting round for

looking about for

looking around for

looking round for

trying to track down

going in search of

rummaging around for

leaving no stone unturned

casting a wide net for

going gunning for

looking high and low

going in pursuit of

going in quest of

searching high heaven

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“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

Present participle for 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

Present participle for to anticipate or expect something

looking forward to

prognosticating

contemplating the possibility of

seeing something coming

seeing in the cards

having a hunch of

thinking likely

coming to the conclusion

taking it as given

taking for granted

regarding as likely

having sneaking suspicion

seeing it coming

thinking it likely

counting chickens

drawing the inference

having in prospect

looking ahead to

making provision for

taking into account

making allowance for

crystal balling it

calling the turn

seeing in your mind's eye

hazarding a guess

telling in advance

seeing handwriting on wall

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

Verb

(followed by for) Present participle for to look for or seek

ferreting around

looking high and low

rummaging about

rummaging around

rummaging round

scratching around

rootling around

scratching about

fine-tooth-combing

scrounging around

casting around for

casting about for

foraging around

searching high heaven

looking all over hell

scouring around

searching around

turning inside out

turning upside down

fossicking through

rousting around

feeling blindly

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Verb

Present participle for to seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it

Verb

Present participle for to have as a requirement or necessity

making a condition of

necessitating that

stipulating for

petitioning for

laying claim to

making necessary

having need for

having occasion for

standing in need of

having as a precondition

having occasion to

calling out for

having as a necessary condition

leaving no choice but to

feeling the necessity for

feeling a dearth of

carrying on for

keeping going for

making compulsory

having as a consequence

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Verb

Present participle for to make a request or demand of someone

asking earnestly

asking urgently

going on bended knee

making a plea to

petitioning for

requesting earnestly

requesting urgently

making an urgent request

making an earnest request

pressurizing^US

stipulating for

using pressure on

giving the order to

putting the screws on

bulldozing into

pressurising^UK

putting pressure on

putting the heat on

railroading into

giving the command to

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Verb

Present participle for to wash gravel in a pan to separate out (gold)

Verb

Present participle for to search around, or look out, for something

reconnoitring^UK

reconnoitering^US

scrutinising^UK

scrutinizing^US

setting eyes on

casing the joint

making a recce of

having a look-see

finding out the lie of the land

taking a shufti round

scouting around

running reconnaissance

making a reconnaissance

making a survey of

taking a look at

seeing how the land lies

looking out for

making a reconnaissance of

searching the evidence concerning

asking questions of

doing research into

cross-examining

trying to get to the bottom of

giving the once over

conducting an enquiry into

conducting an investigation into

inquiring about

looking at carefully

deliberating on

sifting the evidence concerning

giving the once-over

making inquiries about

putting to the test

putting questions to

subjecting to an examination

taking stock of

making enquiries about

working undercover

keeping an eye out

asking questions about

making enquiries into

getting back to

finding out about

enquiring about

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Verb

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

Verb

Present participle for to pursue in order to catch or catch up with

Verb

Present participle for to find out or to discover through searching or studying

Preposition

In search or quest of

on the lookout for

on the trail of

on the track of

on the heels of

Adjective

Watchful, especially for danger or disorder

on the qui vive

paying attention

not missing a trick

with eyes peeled

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

fast on the draw

keeping a weather eye on things

keeping one's eyes peeled

with eyes like a hawk

with weather eye open

keeping one's eyes skinned

with one's eyes open

with reservations

watching one's step

belt-and-braces

keeping on one's toes

walking on eggs

handling with kid gloves

keeping a weather eye on

standing at attention

walking on egg shells

listening carefully

with one's eyes skinned

hedging your bets

playing your cards close to your chest

upon one's guard

keeping a weather eye open

keeping one's eyes open

having eyes in the back of your head

with one's eyes opened

having foresight

quick off the mark

quick on the uptake

well thought out

with your wits about you

in the know about

able to recognize

well thought-out

excessively aware

extremely aware

acquainted with

know ins and outs

know all the answers

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