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anticipate	to look forward to; expect. [1/2 definitions]
await	to wait for; look forward to. [1/2 definitions]
count on	to look forward to; hope for. [1/2 definitions]
expect	to hope for or look forward to. [1/5 definitions]
gopher	a small rodent with gray or brown fur and a short tail. Gophers live in burrows and tunnel underground to look for food. They are also called pocket gophers, because they have pouches outside their cheeks where they carry food and nesting material. Gophers live in Central and North America.
grub	to dig in the soil; to look for something as if by digging [1/3 definitions]
scout	(informal) to look for, or to find by searching for (usually followed by "up" or "out"). [1/5 definitions]
seek	to try to find; look for. [1/3 definitions]

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