nose about
nose about · noses about · nosed about · nosing about
To snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situationTo snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situation.
» Don't nose about my room.
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1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situation.
Examples
2 sentencesDon't nose about my room.
She nosed about in his desk for the letter.
deSie schnüffelte in seinem Schreibtisch nach dem Brief. — freddy1
Forms
noses about, nosing about, nosed about, nosed about| Base form | nose about · to nose about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | noses about |
| Present participle | nosing about |
| Past simple | nosed about |
| Past participle | nosed about |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- nose outTo find using one's sense of smell.
- nose overTo crash by landing such that the nose of the plane hits the ground first, causing the plane to topple forward.
- nose aroundTo snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situation.
- nose aboutTo snoop around; to discreetly or covertly search or examine a place or situation.
Word family
1 related wordsRelatednose around
Lessons 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