Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look around

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.49 in modern English

Syllables
look around
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To inspect a building or area.

verb

To search a place.

verb

To turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.

Intransitive verb

verb

To take note of the situation; to make oneself aware.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, around.

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What does look around mean?
To inspect a building or area.

How to pronounce look around

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