look around

idiom

1

: to go through a place in order to see what is there : to explore a place

We arrived early at the theater and spent a few minutes looking around.

The kids looked around the shops while we unpacked.

2

: to search (for something)

I looked around for my keys but I couldn't find them anywhere.

He is looking around for a new car.

Examples of look around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During jury selection last week, as the magnitude of the moment began to mount, Combs appeared to nervously look around the courtroom and asked U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian for a bathroom break. —Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 10 May 2025

Visitors can look around the historic boats in Shetland and Scotland during May, and talk to Ragnhild Bie in the floating museum, the Hestmanden. —Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

And look around any busy city street—you’ll probably notice a stylish woman rocking capri leggings. —Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 May 2025

Here’s a look around the league at the one-month mark. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for look around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background