Meaning of look round | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To inspect a building or area.
2. To search a place.
3. To turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.
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Examples

“We're interested in buying this house, can we look⟳ round tomorrow?”

“He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like⟳ Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut⟳ glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have⟳ for his own⟳.”

“I can't find⟳ my keys, so I'll look⟳ round.”

“He heard a voice and looked round to see⟳ a man wearing dark clothes.”

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