What we are looking for vs What are we looking for

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'What we are looking for' is used when describing something specific that is being sought after, while 'What are we looking for?' is used as a question to inquire about the object of the search.

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What we are looking for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when describing something specific that is being sought after.

This phrase is used to indicate the specific thing or information that is being sought after or searched for.

Examples:

What we are looking for is a solution to this problem.
The document that we are looking for is on the top shelf.

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What we are looking for is a broader definition of beautiful music that encompasses all its elements.
Regional, bilateral agreements are not what we are looking for.
What we are looking for includes logistical and financial support, skills, time, as well as communication, fund-raising and translation support.
What we are looking for, are people who will not be missed.
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If we know what we are looking for, we present ourselves as thinking individuals who know their minds to any dating partner.
For us this is just what we are looking for in an Agriturismo.
Remember, what we are looking for is hidden not only in space, but also in time.
Okay, whatever your name is, I don't think you're exactly what we are looking for.
We need to be honest in terms of what we are looking for.
And we have the world at our finger tips, without having to waste hours in stores or long lines, risking perhaps not even finding what we are looking for.
Castle, what we are looking for is not a zombie, but a very smart criminal who murdered David Lock and is now making our only witness look crazy, and he also dressed up in makeup and a costume to hide his identity.
A few words of Amartya Sen in The Argumentative Indian can explain what we are looking for: in the heterogeneity and in the openness is our pride, not our shame: [...] and this lesson has a profound importance for India.
We need to know what we are looking for when we try to do that.
"We have not been guided by the obsession with numbers, with the follower base to grow at any cost... that is not what we are looking for," explains Stefano Rostagno, Digital & Social Media Manager at Avio Aero.
Unfortunately, when we search for anything to buy, we attempt to find out what we are looking for.
If you think you are exactly what we are looking for, then contact us, how are you looking forward to seeing you.
Criminals always surround criminals; intellectuals are surrounded by intellectuals; Good by good and bad by bad; it is up to as what we are looking for? Everybody knows things are that way, you know things are that way.
2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to sound just like a salesperson Prospect - "So now that I've told you what we are looking for, do you think that you can help us with this?"
What we are looking for:

Alternatives:

The thing we are searching for
The item we are seeking
The object we are trying to find

What are we looking for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English as a question to inquire about the object of the search.

This phrase is used to ask about the specific thing or information that is being sought after or searched for.

Examples:

What are we looking for in this room?
What are we looking for in this document?

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What are we looking for again?
What are we looking for, exactly?
And... What are we looking for in our jurors?
Okay, sweet, what are we looking for?
So what are we looking for, besides the best bean burrito in Bangor?
What are we looking for exactly?
What are we looking for, again?
Nothing. What are we looking for, again?
And what are we looking for exactly?
Right, what are we looking for?
Okay, well, what are we looking for?
First of all, what are we looking for?
Right, what are we looking for?
If I can vacuum the Buick, what are we looking for?
Right, so what are we looking for?
Okay, so what are we looking for?
So what are we looking for when we make a diagnosis of schizophrenia?
The question is, what are we looking for?
It's very pretty, Bishop, but what are we looking for?
It's very pretty, Bishop, but what are we looking for?

Alternatives:

What is it that we are searching for?
What is the object of our search?
What are we seeking?

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