phrasal verb · neutral
look forward to
UK/lʊk ˈfɔːwəd tuː/US/lʊk ˈfɔːrwərd tuː/LOOK·for·ward·to
to feel excited or pleased about something that is going to happen
Examples
“I'm really looking forward to the summer holidays.”
“We look forward to meeting you at the interview.”
“She is looking forward to starting university next month.”
Band 8 sentence
“I look forward to receiving your feedback and hope we can collaborate soon.”
Collocations
- look forward to meeting someone
- look forward to hearing from you
- look forward to the weekend
Word family
Common mistakes
look forward→look forward to
look forward to + to-infinitive→look forward to + -ing or noun
Say it for a higher band
5anticipate→6can't wait for→7+look forward to
Synonyms
anticipate
can't wait for
Easily confused
anticipate
“We anticipate some difficulties but remain optimistic.”
can't wait for
“I can't wait for the concert this weekend!”
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