look forward to
English
Verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure. Be excited or eager to.
- 1794 November 19, George Washington, speech, George Washington's Sixth State of the Union Address,
- When we call to mind the gracious indulgence of Heaven by which the American people became a nation; when we survey the general prosperity of our country, and look forward to the riches, power, and happiness to which it seems destined, with the deepest regret do I announce to you that during your recess some of the citizens of the United States have been found capable of insurrection.
- 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus,
- I love Elizabeth and look forward to our union with delight.
- 1895, Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People,
- Then a passionate celibacy is all that any of us can look forward to.
- 1909 May 18, Gilbert Newton Lewis and Richard Chace Tolman, The Principle of Relativity, and Non-Newtonian Mechanics, in Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 44: 709–726,
- To such verification, however, we may look forward with reasonable confidence, for Einstein has deduced from the principle of relativity, together with the electromagnetic theory, a number of striking consequences which are remarkably self-consistent.
- 1961 January 17, Dwight D. Eisenhower, speech, Eisenhower's farewell address,
- Now, on Friday noon, I am to become a private citizen. I am proud to do so. I look forward to it.
- 1794 November 19, George Washington, speech, George Washington's Sixth State of the Union Address,
Translations
anticipate, expect, or wait for