"look round" meaning in English

See look round in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: looks round [present, singular, third-person], looking round [participle, present], looked round [participle, past], looked round [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look round (third-person singular simple present looks round, present participle looking round, simple past and past participle looked round)
  1. To inspect a building or area.
    Sense id: en-look_round-en-verb-oLmMfEYh
  2. To search a place.
    Sense id: en-look_round-en-verb-IRAHNKi2
  3. (intransitive) To turn one's head to see what is behind oneself. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-look_round-en-verb-xSYn1a~j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (round) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 25 55 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (round): 17 21 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: look around

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for look round meaning in English (1.7kB)

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    },
    {
      "form": "looked round",
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    },
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        "To inspect a building or area."
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        {
          "text": "I can't find my keys, so I'll look round.",
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        "To search a place."
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        "To turn one's head to see what is behind oneself."
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        "(intransitive) To turn one's head to see what is behind oneself."
      ],
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        "To inspect a building or area."
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        "To search a place."
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        "To turn one's head to see what is behind oneself."
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        "(intransitive) To turn one's head to see what is behind oneself."
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