You can explore a place or inspect what is there.
The idea
Use look around on its own or put the place after around: look around the shop. This is a neutral everyday expression. A place pronoun also follows it: look around it.
Examples
- We looked around the museum after lunch.
- Can I look around before I buy anything?
- They looked around the garden together.
- I want to look around the village tomorrow.
- The visitors are looking around the old house.
- Please look around and choose a seat.
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Watch out
Do not put the place between the two words: say look around the shop, not look the shop around.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct option. We want to look ___ the market. (around / after)
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around
around completes the expression for exploring.
Choose the correct option. Yesterday they ___ around the castle. (looked / look)
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looked
looked fits the time word yesterday.
Choose the correct option. We looked around ___ before dinner. (the gallery / the gallery around)
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the gallery
the gallery names the place after the particle.
Practice round
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Choose the correct option. We want to look ___ the market. (around / after)
Choose the correct option. Yesterday they ___ around the castle. (looked / look)
Choose the correct option. We looked around ___ before dinner. (the gallery / the gallery around)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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