LOOKING FOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does looking for mean? 

• LOOKING FOR (noun)
  The noun LOOKING FOR has 1 sense:

1. the act of searching visually

  Familiarity information: LOOKING FOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOOKING FOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of searching visually

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

looking; looking for

Hypernyms ("looking for" is a kind of...):

hunt; hunting; search (the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone)

 Context examples 

I was just looking for the offices when you came.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Scientists have been looking for potential explanations other than clouds, and aerosols - solid particles suspended in the atmosphere - could be one.

(Cooking up Alien Atmospheres on Earth, NASA)

"In which case you'll miss what you've been looking for so long."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

In healthy individuals, microglia survey the brain, looking for signs of infection or pathogens.

(Why Women May Feel More Pain Than Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

‘You are looking for a situation, miss?’ he asked.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A finding of normality following an examination or investigation looking for the presence of a microorganism, disease, or condition.

(Negative Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

The sentinel lymph node is identified by removing lymph nodes that are stained with the blue dye and looking for cancer cells under a microscope.

(Isosulfan blue, NCI Dictionary)

“The men were looking for land at any moment this morning, and the vessel should be in by night; don’t you think so?”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Now, let’s say you are not looking for a new job but rather are dating someone you love with all your heart.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The science team will be looking for something special.

(NASA to Map the Surface of an Asteroid, NASA)