phrasal verb · neutral
look around
/lʊk əˈraʊnd/look·a·ROUND
speakingtask2
to explore a place or search the surrounding area
Examples
“When I arrived in the city I spent an afternoon looking around the neighbourhood.”
“We looked around the shop but couldn't find the right size.”
“People often look around universities before choosing where to apply.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before making a decision about accommodation, I looked around several neighbourhoods to compare prices and atmosphere.”
Collocations
- look around the area
- look around a shop/university
Word family
look around verblooked around verb (past)looking around verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
look around for (when not searching)→look around / look around for
look round→look around
Say it for a higher band
5explore→6browse→7+look around
Synonyms
explore
Easily confused
browse
“I just browsed the bookstore without buying anything.”
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