phrasal verb / prepositional verb · informal
look under
UK/lʊk ˈʌndə/US/lʊk ˈʌndər/LOOK·UN·DER
to look beneath something; to check the area underneath an object
Examples
“I looked under the bed but the cat was nowhere to be found.”
“Can you look under the car to see if there's any damage?”
“She told me to look under the pile of papers for the invoice.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before calling the mechanic, I looked under the car and noticed oil stains on the driveway.”
Collocations
- look under the table/bed/car
- look under the pile/stack
Word family
Common mistakes
I looked under for the book.→I looked under the bed for the book.
Look under the table to find the remote?→Look under the table to find the remote.
Say it for a higher band
5check under→6search beneath→7+look under
Synonyms
check under
search beneath
Easily confused
look beneath
“She looked beneath the surface and discovered the problem.”
check under
“Check under the hood for any leaks.”
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