look around - Longman Dictionary

look around meaning, definition, what is look around: to try to find something: Learn more. lookaroundFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishlookaround(alsolookroundBritishEnglish)phrasalverb1LOOKFORtotrytofindsomethingfor  Jason’sgoingtostartlookingaroundforanewjob.2lookaround/round(something)LOOKATtolookatwhatisinaplacesuchasabuilding,shop,townetc,especiallywhenyouarewalking  Dowehavetopaytolookaroundthecastle?  Let’slookroundtheshops.→look→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpuslookaround•Thespeakerfinishedherspeechandlookedroundtoseeiftherewereanyquestions.•Alanputdownhisnewspaperandlookedaround,"Whatwasthatnoise?"lookfor•They'relookingaroundforadecentapartment,nottoofarfromthecity.•Nowheislookingaroundforanewchallenge,thenextbigwave.•Shegotthebreadoutandlookedaroundforaplate.•Ifilleditwithhotwaterandlookedaroundforasponge.•Ilookedaroundforanyenemy,suchaskids,andwasrelieved;theplacewasabandoned.•Shegotcontrolofherself,foundDelaneypausing,andlookingaroundforher.•AslongasthetaperanIlookedaroundformorework.•We'realwayslookingaroundfornewproductstoaddtoourlist.•Theylookaroundforotherexplanationsandulteriormotives.•Helookedaroundforsomewheretohangthewettowel.•IlookedaroundforthechangesthatLeithenhadmentioned.•Quicklyintroducingherselftothesister-in-charge,shelookedaroundforthenearestunattendedpatient.lookaround/round(something)•Gaspingforbreath,Isabelmanagedtotwistherheadawayfromhimandlookaround.•MyheartsankasIlookedaround.•Whentheyweregone,Peteycrawledoutandlookedaround.•Getallyourbenefitssortedoutandthenstartlookingaroundagain.•Icameandlookedaroundandfeltthiscampusisnodifferentthanthesocietyatlarge.•InthesilenceJohnsonlookedaroundattheporchforanydetailshemayhaveforgotten.•Helooksaroundhimateverybodywatching.•Twooldladieslookroundinmydirection. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Food,dish Leisure Employment Football Seealltopics Wordoftheday upset unhappyandworriedbecausesomethingunpleasantordisappointinghashappened VerbtablelookPresentI,you,we,theylookhe,she,itlooks >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theylookedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavelookedhe,she,ithaslookedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadlookedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywilllookFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavelooked >ViewLess PresentIamlookinghe,she,itislooking >ViewMore you,we,theyarelookingPastI,he,she,itwaslookingyou,we,theywerelookingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenlookinghe,she,ithasbeenlookingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenlookingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbelookingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenlooking >ViewLess