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Question 51

Which sentences use look for to mean try to find something? Select all that apply.

  1. The clerk looked for the missing contract in the archive.Correct answer
  2. The analyst looked over the figures before lunch.
  3. The engineer looked into the cause of the failure.
  4. We are looking for our dog near the river.Correct answer

Explanation

Searching the archive for a contract and trying to locate a dog both use look for in its search meaning. Examining figures quickly is looking them over, while investigating a failure is looking into its cause.

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