Look forward to синонимы

looking forward synonym

OTHER WAYS TO SAY ‘LOOKING FORWARD TO’

Here are variations to tell someone that you are ‘looking forward to’ hearing from them, or speaking to them, as well as anything else you wish to express anticipation of!

Some of these cannot be used in professional circumstances, as they are more for use in informal situations, with people you are familiar with. I have marked each one with ‘I’ or ‘F’ to represent which is informal, and which is formal.

Informal:

  • I can’t wait to … 
  • I’m excited about …
  • I’m counting downs the days until …
  • I’m waiting impatiently for … (informal and formal)
  • I’m longing to …
  • Please feel free to contact me anytime (both informal and formal)
  • I have high hopes of … 
  • I simply cannot wait to …

Formal:

  • I anticipate … 
  • I await the opportunity to … 
  • I fondly anticipate … 
  • I’m eagerly anticipating … 
  • Your prompt reply would be appreciated 
  • I await … with great expectation 
  • I have high expectations of … 
  • I hope to … very soon
  • Thank you in advance for your speedy reply
  • Thank you in advance for your response
  • I await your response

Looking Forward to Translation

English uk flag I am Looking Forward to
Spanishspain flag Estoy deseando
Frenchfrance flag J’attends avec impatience
Italianitaly flag Non vedo l’ora di
Germangermany flag Ich freue mich auf
Portugueseportugal flag Estou ansioso por
Russianrussian flag С нетерпением жду
Chinesechina flag 我期待着
Japanesejapan flag 楽しみにしています。
Polishpoland flag Czekam na
Hungarian Alig várom, hogy …
Swedish Jag ser fram emot

I am excited about Translation

English uk flag I’m excited about …
Spanishspain flag Estoy entusiasmado con …
Frenchfrance flag Je suis excité par…
Italianitaly flag Sono entusiasta di …
Germangermany flag Ich bin aufgeregt über …
Portugueseportugal flag Estou entusiasmado com …
Russianrussian flag Я взволнован…
Chinesechina flag 我很兴奋…
Japanesejapan flag 興奮しています.
Polishpoland flag Jestem podekscytowany…
Hungarian Izgatott vagyok …
Swedish Jag är glad över …

I’m counting downs the days until Translation

English uk flag I’m counting downs the days until …
Spanishspain flag Estoy contando los días hasta que …
Frenchfrance flag Je compte les jours jusqu’à…
Italianitaly flag Sto facendo il conto alla rovescia dei giorni fino a quando…
Germangermany flag Ich zähle die Tage runter, bis …
Portugueseportugal flag Estou a contar os dias até …
Russianrussian flag Я считаю дни до тех пор, пока…
Chinesechina flag 我在倒计时,直到… …
Japanesejapan flag 私はこの日を楽しみにしています…。
Polishpoland flag Odliczam dni do …
Hungarian Visszaszámolom a napokat, amíg …
Swedish Jag räknar ner dagarna tills …

I anticipate Translation

English uk flag I anticipate … 
Spanishspain flag Me anticipo…
Frenchfrance flag J’anticipe…
Italianitaly flag Anticipo …
Germangermany flag Ich erwarte …
Portugueseportugal flag Prevejo …
Russianrussian flag Я ожидаю…
Chinesechina flag 我预计…
Japanesejapan flag 期待しています。
Polishpoland flag Przewiduję…
Hungarian Várom, hogy …
Swedish Jag förväntar mig …

Your prompt reply would be appreciated Translation

English uk flag Your prompt reply would be appreciated
Spanishspain flag Le agradecemos su pronta respuesta
Frenchfrance flag Nous vous remercions de votre réponse rapide.
Italianitaly flag La sua pronta risposta sarebbe apprezzata
Germangermany flag Wir freuen uns über Ihre schnelle Antwort
Portugueseportugal flag A sua resposta imediata será apreciada
Russianrussian flag Мы будем признательны за Ваш быстрый ответ.
Chinesechina flag 请尽快答复
Japanesejapan flag 早急な対応をお願いします。
Polishpoland flag Będziemy wdzięczni za szybką odpowiedź.
Hungarian Az gyors válaszát nagyra értékelnénk
Swedish Vi uppskattar ditt snabba svar.

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  • as inanticipate
  • as inawait
  • as inexpect
  • as inhope
  • as inwait
  • as inwish

synonyms for look forward to

  • assume
  • await
  • count on
  • forecast
  • foresee
  • prepare for
  • see
  • conjecture
  • divine
  • entertain
  • figure
  • foretell
  • prognosticate
  • prophesy
  • suppose
  • visualize
  • wait
  • bargain for
  • be afraid
  • count chickens
  • cross the bridge
  • foretaste
  • have a hunch
  • hope for
  • jump the gun
  • look for
  • plan on
  • prevision
  • promise oneself
  • see coming
  • see in the cards
  • wait for
  • anticipate
  • attend
  • count on
  • stay
  • hope
  • sweat
  • be prepared for
  • be ready for
  • cool one’s heels
  • hang around
  • hang in
  • hang out
  • look for
  • sweat it out
  • await
  • forecast
  • foresee
  • hope
  • predict
  • suppose
  • take
  • think
  • apprehend
  • assume
  • calculate
  • conjecture
  • contemplate
  • divine
  • envisage
  • feel
  • figure
  • foreknow
  • gather
  • imagine
  • look
  • presume
  • presuppose
  • reckon
  • sense
  • surmise
  • suspect
  • trust
  • understand
  • bargain for
  • bargain on
  • be afraid
  • count on
  • hope for
  • in the cards
  • look ahead to
  • look for
  • see coming
  • wait for
  • watch for
  • anticipate
  • assume
  • believe
  • cherish
  • count on
  • expect
  • hold
  • wish
  • aspire
  • await
  • contemplate
  • desire
  • foresee
  • pray
  • presume
  • rely
  • suppose
  • surmise
  • suspect
  • sweat
  • trust
  • be sure of
  • deem likely
  • depend on
  • feel confident
  • hang in
  • have faith
  • keep fingers crossed
  • knock on wood
  • look at sunny side
  • promise oneself
  • sweat it
  • sweat it out
  • take heart
  • think to
  • watch for
  • await
  • delay
  • expect
  • hang
  • linger
  • remain
  • stand by
  • stay
  • stick around
  • watch
  • abide
  • anticipate
  • bide
  • dally
  • foresee
  • stall
  • tarry
  • bide one’s time
  • cool it
  • fill time
  • hang around
  • hang onto your hat
  • hang out
  • hold back
  • hold everything
  • hold on
  • hold the phone
  • hole up
  • keep shirt on
  • lie in wait
  • lie low
  • look for
  • mark time
  • put on hold
  • save it
  • sit tight
  • sit up for
  • stay up for
  • sweat it
  • aspire
  • choose
  • crave
  • envy
  • please
  • prefer
  • want
  • yearn
  • beg
  • command
  • covet
  • elect
  • entreat
  • expect
  • fancy
  • hanker
  • hope
  • hunger
  • invoke
  • itch
  • like
  • long
  • need
  • order
  • request
  • solicit
  • thirst
  • will
  • yen
  • desiderate
  • pray for
  • set one’s heart on
  • sigh for
  • spoil for

On this page you’ll find 245 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to look forward to, such as: assume, await, count on, forecast, foresee, and prepare for.

  • doubt
  • disbelieve
  • disregard
  • know
  • misunderstand
  • neglect
  • overlook
  • abandon
  • disbelieve
  • distrust
  • doubt
  • forsake
  • know
  • despair
  • fear
  • advance
  • go
  • hurry
  • leave
  • rush
  • carry on
  • move
  • carry out
  • do
  • forge
  • forward
  • go ahead
  • dislike
  • hate
  • spurn
  • answer
  • despise
  • give
  • ignore

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How to use look forward to in a sentence

We look forward to-day, not to predict what will be, but to see what ought to be, and what we purpose shall be.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985

WORDS RELATED TO LOOK FORWARD TO

  • assume
  • await
  • bargain for
  • be afraid
  • conjecture
  • count chickens
  • count on
  • cross the bridge
  • divine
  • entertain
  • figure
  • forecast
  • foresee
  • foretaste
  • foretell
  • have a hunch
  • hope for
  • jump the gun
  • look for
  • look forward to
  • plan on
  • prepare for
  • prevision
  • prognosticate
  • promise oneself
  • prophesy
  • see
  • see coming
  • see in the cards
  • suppose
  • visualize
  • wait
  • wait for
  • assumes
  • awaits
  • bargain for
  • conjectures
  • counts chickens
  • counts on
  • crosses the bridge
  • divines
  • entertains
  • figures
  • forecasts
  • foresees
  • foretastes
  • foretells
  • has a hunch
  • hope for
  • is afraid
  • jumps the gun
  • looks for
  • looks forward to
  • plan on
  • prepares for
  • previsions
  • prognosticates
  • promises oneself
  • prophesies
  • sees
  • sees comes
  • sees in the cards
  • supposes
  • visualizes
  • waits
  • waits for

expect

verbbelieve strongly; anticipate

  • apprehend
  • assume
  • await
  • bargain for
  • bargain on
  • be afraid
  • calculate
  • conjecture
  • contemplate
  • count on
  • divine
  • envisage
  • feel
  • figure
  • forecast
  • foreknow
  • foresee
  • gather
  • hope
  • hope for
  • imagine
  • in the cards
  • look
  • look ahead to
  • look for
  • look forward to
  • predict
  • presume
  • presuppose
  • reckon
  • see coming
  • sense
  • suppose
  • surmise
  • suspect
  • take
  • think
  • trust
  • understand
  • wait for
  • watch for

expects

verbbelieve strongly; anticipate

  • apprehends
  • assumes
  • awaits
  • bargain for
  • bargain on
  • calculates
  • conjectures
  • contemplates
  • counts on
  • divines
  • envisages
  • feels
  • figures
  • forecasts
  • foreknows
  • foresees
  • gathers
  • hope for
  • hopes
  • imagines
  • in the cards
  • is afraid
  • looks
  • looks ahead to
  • looks for
  • looks forward to
  • predicts
  • presumes
  • presupposes
  • reckons
  • sees comes
  • senses
  • supposes
  • surmises
  • suspects
  • takes
  • thinks
  • trusts
  • understands
  • waits for
  • watches for

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Synonyms for “Look Forward To”

Another way to say I look forward to is I am eager to.

  • I am eager to start the project.

A more casual way to say I look forward to is I can’t wait to.

  • I can’t wait to go on vacation.

Have you ever heard someone use the verb phrase look forward to? It’s used to express anticipation or excitement about a future event, experience, or action.

Let’s say you and a group of friends are going to a new restaurant. One of them says:

I look forward to trying the spaghetti bolognese.

The phrase look forward to indicates that your friend is excited to try the spaghetti bolognese.

Here are a few more sentences that contain the phrase look forward to:

Julissa says she looks forward to planning our wedding.

I always look forward to the summer because I get to go to the beach often.

Sam wanted me to tell you that he looks forward to showing us around the city.

The phrase looks forward to can be used in positive and negative contexts. For example:

Tim does not look forward to his dentist appointment.

In the sentence above, the use of not expresses a negative feeling of anticipation.

You might also come across looking forward to, which means the same thing, just uses a different aspect/tense.

I look forward to leaving work early today.

I am looking forward to leaving work early today.

Now that we’ve covered what look forward to means and how to use it in a sentence, let’s review synonyms you can use in place of look forward to.

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Formal Synonyms for “Look Forward To”

The phrase look forward to can be found in setting that require formal language. For instance, the expression I look forward to hearing from you is often used in professional emails.

Below, you’ll find look forward to synonyms that are appropriate for formal settings. Please keep in mind that you may have to rewrite the sentence to correctly use the alternative.

1. Eagerly await

I look forward to meeting the rest of the team.

I eagerly await meeting the rest of the team.

2. Am keen on

I look forward to analyzing the results.

I am keen on analyzing the results.

3. Enthusiastic about

She looks forward to trying the new techniques she learned in class.

She is enthusiastic about trying the new techniques she learned in class.

4. Eager to

Fatih says he looks forward to hearing what the CEO has to say.

Fatih says he is eager to hear what the CEO has to say.


Casual Synonyms for “Look Forward To”

There are also informal synonyms for look forward to. The following alternatives are perfect for casual conversations, like when you’re talking to a friend about a new movie that’s about to be released.

5. Can’t wait for

Luisa looks forward to the release of the sequel.

Luisa can’t wait for the sequel to be released.

6. Counting down the days until

I look forward to watching the movie together.

I’m counting down the days until we can watch the movie together.

7. Excited about

Plus, Jordan looks forward to all the snacks and popcorn.

Plus, Jordan is excited about all the snacks and popcorn.


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What is another word for look forward to?

256 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ lˈʊk fˈɔːwəd tuː], [ lˈʊk fˈɔːwəd tuː], [ l_ˈʊ_k f_ˈɔː_w_ə_d t_uː]

Related words: looking forward to, looking forward to doing, looking forward to meeting, looking forward to talking

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  • Table of Contents

    • v.

      anticipate (verb)

      • entertain,
      • divine,
      • count on,
      • foresee,
      • jump the gun,
      • foretell,
      • suppose,
      • bargain for,
      • await,
      • see,
      • prophesy,
      • assume,
      • forecast,
      • prognosticate,
      • conjecture,
      • visualize.

      await (verb)

      • attend,
      • stay,
      • sweat,
      • hang around.

      expect (verb)

      • feel,
      • apprehend,
      • understand,
      • look ahead to,
      • presume,
      • surmise,
      • predict,
      • presuppose,
      • trust,
      • sense,
      • think,
      • suspect,
      • calculate,
      • contemplate,
      • imagine,
      • foreknow,
      • take,
      • reckon,
      • in the cards,
      • gather,
      • envisage,
      • bargain on,
      • watch for.

      hope (verb)

      • be sure of,
      • cherish,
      • knock on wood,
      • believe,
      • pray,
      • sweat it,
      • deem likely,
      • have faith,
      • look at sunny side,
      • rely,
      • aspire,
      • hold,
      • think to,
      • take heart,
      • feel confident,
      • depend on,
      • desire,
      • keep fingers crossed.

      wait (verb)

      • abide,
      • linger,
      • sit tight,
      • bide,
      • dally,
      • tarry,
      • stall,
      • hold back,
      • mark time,
      • remain,
      • hang,
      • delay.

      wish (verb)

      • envy,
      • yen,
      • invoke,
      • prefer,
      • thirst,
      • request,
      • like,
      • hanker,
      • hunger,
      • elect,
      • yearn,
      • itch,
      • beg,
      • need,
      • solicit,
      • crave,
      • want,
      • order,
      • please,
      • will,
      • entreat,
      • choose,
      • long,
      • covet,
      • command.
    • Other synonyms:

      • brighten,
      • rejoice in,
      • bounce back,
      • gleam,
      • bubble with,
      • belong.

      • cheer,
      • soar,
      • move on,
      • treasure,
      • heal.

      • get over.

      • flip.

      • lift.

      expect

      • Predicting,
      • foreknows,
      • Foreknew,
      • watching for,
      • watched for,
      • Foreknown,
      • Foreknowing,
      • predicts.

      hope

      • Hoped,
      • depended on,
      • knock wood,
      • having faith.

      Other relevant words:

      • has a hunch,
      • look for,
      • Hungering,
      • have a hunch,
      • marks time,
      • sigh for,
      • looks for,
      • prepare for,
      • yens,
      • stick around,
      • bide one’s time,
      • be prepared for,
      • Hungered,
      • expect,
      • hang out,
      • spoiling for,
      • foretaste,
      • lie in wait,
      • lying in wait,
      • plans on,
      • have hunch,
      • wish,
      • count chickens,
      • pray for,
      • sit up for,
      • Desiderate,
      • supposes,
      • hold the phone,
      • hope for,
      • lay low,
      • hope,
      • sweat it out,
      • wait for,
      • waited for,
      • prepared for,
      • hole up,
      • stood by,
      • sweating out,
      • hold on,
      • see in the cards,
      • hoped for,
      • holds on,
      • cross the bridge,
      • cool it,
      • hanging in,
      • waiting for,
      • is afraid,
      • bide time,
      • save it,
      • be afraid,
      • desiderates,
      • prevision,
      • lying low,
      • lie low,
      • wait,
      • look,
      • looking forward to,
      • lay wait,
      • hang onto your hat,
      • looked for,
      • be ready for,
      • putting on hold,
      • cool heels,
      • see coming,
      • previsions,
      • fill time,
      • promise oneself,
      • cooled ones heels,
      • set one’s heart on,
      • put on hold,
      • foretasting,
      • stay up for,
      • hang in,
      • stay for,
      • foretastes,
      • spoil for,
      • lay in wait,
      • looking for,
      • sweat out,
      • plan on,
      • sit for,
      • standing by,
      • keep shirt on,
      • cool one’s heels,
      • figure,
      • anticipate,
      • hold everything,
      • stand by,
      • set heart on,
      • foretasted.

      Other relevant words (noun):

      • savour,
      • aim to,
      • fancy,
      • hope to,
      • reckon on,
      • envision,
      • approach,
      • draw on,
      • project,
      • calculate on,
      • loom,
      • watch,
      • look beyond,
      • be imminent,
      • relish,
      • near,
      • forestall,
      • look ahead,
      • lie ahead,
      • be partial to,
      • be to come,
      • take pleasure in,
      • come on,
      • watch out for,
      • rely upon,
      • rely on,
      • plot,
      • be destined,
      • intend,
      • threaten,
      • come,
      • look to,
      • be fated,
      • count upon,
      • draw near,
      • see ahead,
      • appreciate,
      • look out for,
      • be to be,
      • delight in,
      • enjoy,
      • plan.

    How to use «Look forward to» in context?

    Whenever one considers the concept of «looking forward to,» they may think of all sorts of things they hope will happen in the future. Some may envision themselves traveling to far off places, others may hope to find love and happiness once again, while others may simply hope the days ahead will be pleasant.Regardless of what someone might hope for, though, one can always count on the fact that they will indeed look forward to it. In fact, it is practically impossible not to when considering that everything — good and bad — happens as a part of a journey.

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    Synonyms:
    admonitory,
    exemplary,
    idealise,
    monitory,
    prophylactic,
    warning,
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    riflery,
    twist tie,
    fistbump.

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    Resources

    • LOOK FORWARD TO synonyms at Thesaurus.com
    • LOOK FORWARD TO synonyms and antonyms — Merriam-Webster dictionary
    • Powerthesaurus.org
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    • Collins Dictionary — synonyms of LOOK FORWARD TO
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    What is another word for Look forward to?

    • anticipate

      await with pleasure, wait with expectation

    • expect

      pause, long for

    • hope

      wait with expectation, anticipate

    • await

      pause, anticipate

    • look for

      anticipate, expect

    • foretaste

      expect

    • hope for

      await with pleasure, anticipate

    • contemplate

      anticipate, long for

    • foresee

      pause, expect

    • wait for

      await with pleasure, expect

    • predict

    • forecast

      expect

    • envisage

    • count on

      long for, wait with expectation

    • fancy

      desire

    • bargain for

    • watch for

      long for

    • wait

    • watch

      pause

    • assume

      long for

    • believe

    • suppose

    • trust

    • prophesy

    • foretell

    • divine

    • prepare for

    • look ahead to

    • bargain on

    • wish

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