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to look around
01
to turn your head to see the surroundings
Transitive: to look around a place
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
around
Base verb
look
Present tense
look around
3rd person singular
looks around
Present participle
looking 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.
