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['luk f..(r)] = /ˈlʊk fəʳ/
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  1. When you are looking for something, you are trying to find it. You can also look for someone.
    “What are you looking for?” “I’ve lost my pen. You wouldn’t know where it is, would you?”
    I spent four hours looking for a toilet in this stupid airport!
    I’m looking for a way to earn some money, but so far I’ve had no success.
    Jack is looking for his sister. Have you seen her today?
    The film was about a lonely man looking for love.