LOOK TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of LOOK TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

look to somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ look )

1 . to depend on someone to provide help, advice etc

look to somebody/something for

We look to you for support.

look to somebody to do something

They’re looking to the new manager to make the company profitable.

2 . to pay attention to something, especially in order to improve it:

We must look to our defences.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.