look forward to

look forward to something

to anticipate something with pleasure. I'm really looking forward to your visit next week. We all look forward to your new book on gardening.

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to be pleased or excited because something is going to happen I'm looking forward to my trip to Berlin and Paris.

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Eagerly anticipate, as in I'm looking forward to their visit, or Jim looked forward to the day when he could retire. [First half of 1700s]

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To think of (a future event) with pleasurable, eager anticipation: looking forward to graduation.

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Name	Pronounced	Usage
Terry (2)	TER-ee	English
Corona	-	Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Vojtech	-	Slovak
Simon	['saimən]
Renee	rə-NAY	English
Ravinder	-	Indian (Sikh)