shop around
To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendorTo actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor.
» There aren't many shops around here.
Здесь не так много магазинов. — marafon
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3 senses(intransitive)To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor.
He's gone to shop around for a new car.
(intransitive)To actively make a search for an alternative choice of something one has, owns, or wants, without it necessarily involving buying or selling anything.
She's shopping around for a new boyfriend.
(transitive)To put something out on offer to multiple parties in the hope one will choose it.
He's shopping around his book to several studios. He hopes to get a movie deal.
Examples
24 sentencesThere aren't many shops around here.
ruЗдесь не так много магазинов. — marafon
You'll find the shop around the corner.
ruМагазин будет за углом. — marafon
Maybe you should shop around a little.
Is there a gift shop around here?
I usually shop around before I buy something.
deIch vergleiche gewöhnlich erst einmal die Angebote, bevor ich etwas kaufe. — Waldelfe
Forms
shops around, shopping around, shopped around, shopped around| Base form | shop around · to shop around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shops around |
| Present participle | shopping around |
| Past simple | shopped around |
| Past participle | shopped around |
irregular
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.