look around
To inspect a building or areaTo inspect a building or area.
» Tom opened his eyes and looked around.
Том открыл глаза и огляделся.
Том відкрив свої очі і озирнувся навколо.
Meaning
5 senses(idiomatic)To inspect a building or area.
We're interested in buying this house. Can we look around tomorrow?
sich umsehen, sich umschauen, umherblicken
осма́триватьсяosmátrivatʹsja, осмотре́тьсяosmotrétʹsja, огля́дыватьсяogljádyvatʹsja
озира́тисяozyrátysja, озирну́тисяozyrnútysja, огляда́тисяohljadátysja
(idiomatic)To search a place.
I can't find my keys, so I'll look around.
(intransitive)To turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.
He heard a voice and looked around to see a man wearing dark clothes.
(idiomatic)To take note of the situation; to make oneself aware.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, around.
- look about oneself
Examples
507 sentencesTom opened his eyes and looked around.
Том відкрив свої очі і озирнувся навколо. — Anjy
ruТом открыл глаза и огляделся. — soweli_Elepanto
I'm just looking around.
Я лише оглядаюся довкола. — deniko
ruЯ просто осматриваюсь. — Olya
deIch schaue nur. — MUIRIEL
I looked around me.
Я подивився навколо. — deniko
ruЯ огляделся. — afyodor
deIch schaute mich um. — xtofu80
Take a look around.
Озирнися навколо. — deniko
ruОглянись вокруг. — odexed
He looked around.
Він оглянувся. — bicolino34
ruОн огляделся. — Hellerick
deEr schaute sich um. — mrtaistoi
Translations
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Forms
looks around, looking around, looked around, looked around| Base form | look around · to look around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | looks around |
| Present participle | looking around |
| Past simple | looked around |
| Past participle | looked around |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- look upшукати, обшукатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
- look outвиглядати, виглянутиTo be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
- look onспостерігати, дивитисяTo watch; to observe without participating.
- look backзапам'ятати, пам'ятатиTo think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
- look overпереглянути, переглядатиTo check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
- look afterдоглядати, дбатиTo follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
- look forшукати, пошукатиTo seek.
- look intoперевірити, перевірятиTo investigate, explore, or consider.
More 8
- look aroundозирнутися, озиратисяTo inspect a building or area.
- look toшукати, пошукатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, to.
- look offTo put off by one's facial expression
- look downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
- look awayTo ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.
- look throughUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, through.
- look roundTo inspect a building or area.
- look aheadTo consider the future, to anticipate future events.
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb