look to

verb

looked to; looking to; looks to

transitive verb

1

: to direct one's attention to

looking to the future

2

: to rely upon

looks to reading for relaxation

Examples of look to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Dragons will look to stay undefeated in District 4-6A play Friday in a game against Northwest at Dragon Stadium. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

The group is not specifically endorsing or looking to knock down any specific bills in Congress yet, Handa said. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

With his contract set to expire at the end of the 2026-27 season, Kane and Bayern Munich are looking to keep that momentum going. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

The good news is that this trend looks to continue, at least for the foreseeable future. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for look to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou