look around

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: to go through a place in order to see what is there : to explore a place

We arrived early at the theater and spent a few minutes looking around.

The kids looked around the shops while we unpacked.

: to search (for something)

I looked around for my keys but I couldn't find them anywhere.

He is looking around for a new car.

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And if that doesn’t work, look around for a few golden retrievers. —

Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024 Companies should look around and identify places where data might be hiding; even old legacy equipment data can be unlocked by the right partner or software. —

Simon Dae Oong Kim, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 The animal, which has a mix of bright and dark brown fur, runs into the frame of the video and stops to take a look around its surroundings, allowing Kalliola to capture it with his camera for a brief moment. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 Every year, the couple creates a specific look around the Hollywood Forever theme. —

Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for look around