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look around

 
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look
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to see what things exist in a place, usually in a casual way and not in order to find anything in particular.
She went up to unpack in the hotel room while he looked around in the lobby.We weren't planning to buy anything in the shop; we were just looking around.
definition 2: to search in various spots for something, often in a fairly casual way.
I looked around for her at the party but I didn't see her.She was looking around for her other shoe when she discovered her lost earring.