"look to" meaning in All languages combined

See look to on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-look to.ogg [Australia] Forms: looks to [present, singular, third-person], looking to [participle, present], looked to [participle, past], looked to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look to (third-person singular simple present looks to, present participle looking to, simple past and past participle looked to)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, to.
    Sense id: en-look_to-en-verb-5Gp5W5uZ
  2. (idiomatic) To seek inspiration or advice or reward from someone. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to seek inspiration or advice or reward from someone): полагаться (polagatʹsja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-look_to-en-verb-7f6z0XC9 Disambiguation of 'to seek inspiration or advice or reward from someone': 1 97 2 0
  3. (idiomatic) To take care of. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to take care of): грижа се (griža se) (Bulgarian), присматривать (prismatrivatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-look_to-en-verb-HFVVYxpV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (to) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 10 82 4 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (to): 9 17 64 10 Disambiguation of 'to take care of': 1 1 98 1
  4. (idiomatic) To intend to; to prepare to. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-look_to-en-verb-5gRel~T-

Inflected forms

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