look around

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de examinar ou explorar o ambiente ao redor, ou de procurar algo em um determinado lugar.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of examining or exploring one's surroundings, or searching for something in a place.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Explore or examine a placeinformal

   To walk around a place to see what is there, often without a specific purpose.

   Dar uma olhada

   • We spent the afternoon looking around the old town.
   • She looked around the shop but didn't buy anything.
   • I like to look around museums when I travel.

   Sinônimosbrowseexploreperusereconnoiterroamscoutsurveywander

   Antônimosignoreneglectoverlook

2. Search for somethinginformal

   To try to find something by looking in various places.

   Procurar

   • He looked around for his keys but couldn't find them.
   • She looked around the room for a seat.
   • They looked around the house for the missing cat.

   Sinônimosbrowsecombexplorehuntrummagescoursearchseek

Verbo baselook