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Son James Posted 13 years ago
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Look for ....through a dictionary???
- I'm looking for a word through a dictionary.
Yesterday someone said that I couldn't use "look for" when I search a word through a dictionary. Isn't it true? Then, do I have to use "look into" or "look up"?
Thank you in advance for your teaching.
Yesterday someone said that I couldn't use "look for" when I search a word through a dictionary. Isn't it true? Then, do I have to use "look into" or "look up"?
Thank you in advance for your teaching.
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You look up a word in a dictionary, meaning you find the entry and discover the meaning. However, if you were searching for the entry (perhaps because you were unsure of the spelling) you could say you were looking for it. In this sense you wouldn't look into the word in the dictionary, although you might look it up in order to look into the various meanings or the etymology.
- You look up a word in a dictionary, meaning you find the entry and discover the meaning.
- However, if you were searching for the entry (perhaps because you were unsure of the spelling) you could say you were looking for it.
- In this sense you wouldn't look into the word in the dictionary, although you might look it up in order to look into the various meanings or the etymology.
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You look up a word in a dictionary, meaning you find the entry and discover the meaning. However, if you were searching for the entry (perhaps because you were unsure of the spelling) you could say you were looking for it. In this sense you wouldn't look into the word in the dictionary, although you might look it up in order to look into the various meanings or
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