Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
look to
English answer:
Refer to and seek advice from
English term
look to
| 5 +4 | Refer to and seek advice from |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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| 4 +4 | turn to |
Nesrin
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| 5 | go to for/rely on for |
Melissa Stanfield
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| 4 +1 | turn to (as an authority) |
Nedra Rivera Huntington
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| 3 | it is the authority from whom they expect |
Caryl Swift
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| 2 | follow the example of |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Responses
Refer to and seek advice from
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Marie-Hélène Hayles
2 mins
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Thank you
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Jack Doughty
4 mins
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Thank you
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erika rubinstein
6 mins
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Thank you
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Vicky Papaprodromou
39 mins
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Thank you
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Alexander Demyanov
1 hr
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Thanks
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Refugio
: "Look to" does not include the idea of seeking advice from, at least not in this context. They simply follow their standards and codes.
2 hrs
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Hmmm. Try thinking then and submit an answer!
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Australia
NAATI Accr. Italian-English Translator
Native in: English (Variant: Australian)
Works in: Italian to English, English
go to for/rely on for
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
follow the example of
turn to
...which they consult...
...from which they get the fire safety standards and codes.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
38 mins
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R. Alex Jenkins
58 mins
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Refugio
2 hrs
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
6 hrs
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United States
Reliability, conscientiousness and style
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
turn to (as an authority)
it is the authority from whom they expect
"I look to you to set an example to your brothers and sisters"
meaning that they expect that child to behave in a way which will provide a good example.
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-01-24 12:23:59 GMT)
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for somethiNg - sorry about the typo
http://tinyurl.com/35dgdu (2.c.)
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-01-24 12:25:28 GMT)
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And my answer should have read:
'it is the authority from whom they expect something (standards and codes)'
I don't know what happened to the last bit - it disappeared when I posted the answer!
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