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shop around
UK/ʃɒp əˈraʊnd/US/ʃɑp əˈraʊnd/shop a·ROUND
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to visit several shops or websites to compare prices or options before buying
Examples
“shop around for the best deal”
“shop around before you buy a laptop”
“She always shops around online.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before committing to a brand, I always shop around so I can weigh different features and prices.”
Collocations
- shop around for
Word family
shop verbshopper nounshopping noun
Common mistakes
to shopping around→to shop around
I shop around many shops→I shopped around at many shops
Say it for a higher band
5go shopping→6look for cheaper options→7+shop around
Synonyms
look around
Easily confused
go shopping
“I usually go shopping at the mall on Sundays.”
Related words
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In Shopping & Money
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