look around — meaning, examples & etymology [English]

look around (/lʊk əˈraʊnd/)

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🔊 /lʊk əˈraʊnd/

Meaning

Meaning: explore by looking

To look at the things in a place, often a shop or area, without a specific aim.

Examples

🗣 Feel free to look around the shop.

Etymology

From ‘look’ plus ‘around’, describing surveying one’s surroundings.

How & Where It’s Used

Common in shopping and exploring.

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Tags: phrasal-verb

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