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wowenglish1

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Is there a slight difference in meaning between "1" and "2"?
1. He came to look for me.
2. He came looking for me.
 

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Is there a slight difference in meaning between "1" and "2"?
1. He came to look for me.
2. He came looking for me.
He came to look for me = He left one place and traveled to another place with the intention of searching for me when he arrived at the new location.

He came looking for me = He left one place and while traveling to another place, and when he arrived at the other place, was searching for me.
 
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