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Detailed Translations for look for from English to French

look for:

to look for verb (looks for, looked for, looking for)

  1. to look for (search for; seek)
    – try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of 1
    chercher; rechercher; essayer de trouver; fouiller; scruter
    • chercher verb (cherche, cherches, cherchons, cherchez, )
    • rechercher verb (recherche, recherches, recherchons, recherchez, )
    • fouiller verb (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, )
    • scruter verb (scrute, scrutes, scrutons, scrutez, )
  2. to look for (visit; pass; come past; )
    rendre visite; aller voir; passer voir; fréquenter
    • aller voir verb
    • fréquenter verb (fréquente, fréquentes, fréquentons, fréquentez, )
  3. to look for
    être à la recherche de; rechercher
    • rechercher verb (recherche, recherches, recherchons, recherchez, )

Conjugations for look for:

present
  1. look for
  2. look for
  3. looks for
  4. look for
  5. look for
  6. look for
simple past
  1. looked for
  2. looked for
  3. looked for
  4. looked for
  5. looked for
  6. looked for
present perfect
  1. have looked for
  2. have looked for
  3. has looked for
  4. have looked for
  5. have looked for
  6. have looked for
past continuous
  1. was looking for
  2. were looking for
  3. was looking for
  4. were looking for
  5. were looking for
  6. were looking for
future
  1. shall look for
  2. will look for
  3. will look for
  4. shall look for
  5. will look for
  6. will look for
continuous present
  1. am looking for
  2. are looking for
  3. is looking for
  4. are looking for
  5. are looking for
  6. are looking for
subjunctive
  1. be looked for
  2. be looked for
  3. be looked for
  4. be looked for
  5. be looked for
  6. be looked for
diverse
  1. look for!
  2. let's look for!
  3. looked for
  4. looking for
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for look for:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fouiller feeling; scanning; sensing
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aller voir call at; call on; come past; drop by; look for; look up; pass; seek out; visit drop by; drop in; visit
chercher look for; search for; seek collect; drop by; drop in; fetch; investigate; look about; look around; look up; nose about; orientate; pick up; poke about; research; roam about; rove about; search about; snoop; study; visit; wander
essayer de trouver look for; search for; seek
fouiller look for; search for; seek browse; burrow; churn; drudge; examine; explore; ferret; ferret about; ferret around; frisk; go through; grabble; grope about; hunt; investigate; nose; nose about; nose around; potter about; prospect; pry; ransack; research; root; root up; rout; rummage; rummage about; rummage around; scan; search; search for; smell; sniff; sniff around; turn about
fréquenter call at; call on; come past; drop by; look for; look up; pass; seek out; visit date; drop by; drop in; frequent; hang around with; have contact; visit
passer voir call at; call on; come past; drop by; look for; look up; pass; seek out; visit drop in
rechercher look for; search for; seek audit; bait; browse; browse for; catch; check; dart; examine; find; hunt; inspect; investigate; locate; research; search; snare; study; verify
rendre visite call at; call on; come past; drop by; look for; look up; pass; seek out; visit drop by; drop in; visit
scruter look for; search for; seek go through; ransack; rummage; search
être à la recherche de look for
- anticipate; look to; search; seek
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
rechercher seek

Synonyms for "look for":


Related Definitions for "look for":

  1. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of1
    • He was looking for his glasses.2
  2. be excited or anxious about1

Wiktionary Translations for look for:

look for
verb
  1. search; seek
look for
verb
  1. Se donner du mouvement, du soin, de la peine pour découvrir quelqu’un ou quelque chose (Sens général)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
look for chercher suchentransitiv, auch mit nach: sich bemühen, etwas oder jemanden zu finden, das oder der verloren oder versteckt ist

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