dig around
dig around · digs around · dug around · digging around
To thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding somethingTo thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding something.
» Birds dig around in the ground.
Птицы копаются в земле.
Meaning
1 sensesTo thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding something.
Examples
3 sentencesBirds dig around in the ground.
ruПтицы копаются в земле.
A moat was dug around the castle to thwart attackers.
Is it legal for me to dig a moat around my house?
deIst es mir gesetzlich erlaubt, einen Graben um mein Haus anzulegen?
Forms
digs around, digging around, dug around, dug around| Base form | dig around · to dig around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | digs around |
| Present participle | digging around |
| Past simple | dug around |
| Past participle | dug around |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- dig upкопати, ритиTo excavate something.
- dig outвідривати, відкопатиTo remove something by digging.
- dig onTo be attracted to (someone).
- dig inTo begin eating.
- dig downTo scrounge for money, especially large amounts of it.
- dig overTo dig thoroughly through an area so as to loosen the soil and make it suitable for planting.
- dig intoTo research a particular subject.
- dig aroundTo thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding something.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb