look forward

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look forward to sth

look forward to sth [verb]

to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen

US

/lʊk/

UK

/lʊk/

Example:

I look forward to seeing you again.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

look forward to something to wait for something with pleasure:
I'm looking forward to seeing you again.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

look forward to something phrasal verb
to be excited and pleased about something that is going to happen:
I’m really looking forward to our vacation.
look forward to doing something
My mother says she’s looking forward to meeting you.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

look forward to sth — phrasal verb with look / lʊk / verb

B1 to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen:

I'm really looking forward to my holiday.

[ + -ing verb ] She was looking forward to see ing the grandchildren again.

I'm not looking forward to Christmas this year.

B2 [ + -ing verb ] formal used at the end of a formal letter to say you hope to hear from or see someone soon, or that you expect something from them:

I look forward to hearing from you .

In the circumstances, I look forward to receiving your client's cheque for the sum of £570 within the next seven days.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

look forward to

1) PHRASAL VERB If you look forward to something that is going to happen, you want it to happen because you think you will enjoy it.
[V P P -ing/n] He was looking forward to working with the new Prime Minister.
2) PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone is looking forward to something useful or positive, you mean they expect it to happen.
[V P P n] Motor traders are looking forward to a further increase in vehicle sales.