(transitive) To search for; to seek. / (transitive, archaic) To expect.

(idiomatic, US, colloquial) To strive for persistently; to try hard to obtain (a promotion, raise, etc.).

(idiomatic) Used to inquire into the thoughts and feelings of another, especially when the person appears pensive or conflicted.

(idiomatic) Far less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be.

(Britain, Ireland) A reusable shopping bag.

(idiomatic) A very unexpected, usually pleasant, surprise.

(idiomatic) Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation. / (idiomatic) Mentally prepared for a daunting situation or confrontation.

An arrangement between multiple insurance companies in which each company pays the losses incurred by its own policyholders in an event, regardless of who was at fault (now rarely used outside of motor insurance).

(idiomatic) To write to a business or other organisation, requesting a thing.

present participle of send away for