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to shop around
[phrase form: shop]
01
to compare the prices or quality of goods or services from different suppliers or stores before making a purchase
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
around
Base verb
shop
Present tense
shop around
3rd person singular
shops around
Present participle
shopping around
Past simple
shopped around
Past participle
shopped around
Examples
They spent the weekend shopping around for the perfect wedding venue.
