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to look around
[phrase form: look]
01
to turn your head to see the surroundings
Transitive: to look around a place
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Present tense
look around
3rd person singular
looks around
Past simple
looked around
Past participle
looked around
Examples
I looked around the garden, admiring the beautiful flowers.
02
to actively search for something by asking and exploring
Intransitive: to look around for sth
Examples
I 've been looking around for a new job for the past few months.
03
to explore a place or building by walking through it and observing its surroundings
Transitive: to look around a place or building
Examples
We spent the afternoon looking around the town.
