peek/take a peek pi:k, ,teik э pi:k
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LOOK AT
[u I| american to look at something quickly and secretly, especially from a place where you cannot be seen: The children were peeking from behind the wall. I She quickly opened the door and took a peek inside.
In British English, you can also say look round and have a look round.
browse /braoz [v I] to spend time looking at things in a shop, especially books or records, without intending to buy anything: Armando spent the afternoon browsing in Camden market. + through Joanne was standing in a bookstore browsing through some magazines.
window-shopping windzu Jnpirjl
-,Ja:p- [n U] the activity of looking at goods in shop windows without intending to buy anything: We hadn't any money but we enjoyed window-shopping in Fifth Avenue.
Q/'m. just looking aim ,d3\st lukir] spoken say this to tell someone who works in a shop that you are only looking at things, and you do not intend to buy anything just now: "Can I help you?" "No thanks, I'm just looking."
В to stop looking at something
look away ;juk s'wei/ [phrasal uerb I] to
turn your eyes away from something that you were looking at: The accident was so horrible that I had to look auay. + /гот She looked away from him. unable to tell him the truth.
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look Up ;,lok др/ [phrasal verb I] to stop looking at something and turn your face upwards, in order to see someone or talk to them: There was a loud bang outside the classroom and we all looked up. + /гот "Goodbye, then," she said without even looking up from her news paper.
LOOK FOR
to try to find someone or something
D to look for something you have lost or someone who is not where they should be
see also lose, lost
look for sb/sth /'luk (sb/sth)/
[phrasal verb T] to try to find something that you have lost, or someone who is not in the place where you expected them to be: I'm looking for Simon - have you seen him? I I've been looking everywhere for that key! Where did you find it?
try to /md sb/sth /,tга113 'faind (sb/sth)/ to look for someone or something, especially when it is difficult to find them: Jill was up in the attic trying to find her old school books. I I'm trying to find my daughter - she was here five minutes ago.
О have a look /,h<ev э luk/ especially spoken to look for someone or something, especially when you do it quickly or when you only look in one place: "/ can't find my green dress." "Have a look in my bedroom."
+ /or I had a look for Cliue but he wasn 't in his office.
have a quick look I'll just have a quick look for that book before we go. have a good look (=look carefully and thoroughly) We don't have time to find it now - we'll have a good look in the morning.
search for sb/sth /wif fxr (sb/sth)/
[phrosa/ verb T) to look carefully and thoroughly for someone or something, especially when it is very important that you find them: Detectives spent today searching for clues in the woods near the victim's home. I Friends and neighbours gathered to search for the missing boy.
in search of sb/sth in s*rtj nv (sb/
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Q to look in a shop/market/ place/place for tourists
look around/have a look around
,lok a'raund, haev э lok o'raund (phrasal verb I] to walk around a shop or market or a place where tourists go. looking at a lot of different things: I think I'll just look around for a while - I'm not sure what I want. I You're welcome to have a look around. We have a wide range of sportswear.
sth)/ especially written if you go in search of someone or something, you go somewhere in order to find them go/set off in search of She stayed and talked for a while, then went off in search of Flynn.
Ed to look for something or someone that you need
look; for sth/sb lok Гэ:г (sth/sb)
[phrasal verb T] to try to find something or someone that you need: Can you help me? I'm looking for a place to stay. I You should write to Data Corp -- they're always looking for new staff. I 1 spent months looking for a job, with no luck.
try to/Lnd sth/sb trai t3 faindlsth/sb)
to look for something or someone that you need, especially when it is difficult and takes a long time: Doctors are still trying to find a cure for cancer. I I spent half an hour trying to find a parking space.
in search of Sth /in 's3:rtjDV (sth); especially written if you go in search of something that you need, you go somewhere to try to find it: Menendez had travelled up from Mexico in search of a job.
look up /,1ок лр; [phrasal verb T] to try to find information by looking in a book, on a list, in computer records etc look up sth I'll just look up her address - it's on the student database. look sth up If you don't know what it means, look it up in the dictionary.
be on the lookout for sth/sb bi:
on Лэ 'lokaot fo:r (sth/sb) to keep looking
for something or someone that might be
useful to you. always taking care that you
do not miss any opportunity: Maya was always on the lookout for a bargain. I The team is on the lookout for good, young players.
El when the police are looking for a criminal
m see also police, follow look for sb/search for sb ink
(sb). S3:rtJ b:r (sb) [phrasal verb T to look for someone who has been involved in a crime or who has escaped from prison: Police are still looking for the prisoner who escaped yesterday.
be ajter sb bi: a:ftor (sb)||-aef-/ Iphrasa/
verb T] informal to try to find and catch someone who has done something wrong: She said she was frightened because the police were after her. I The man we're after is one of the biggest drug-dea/ers
in Europe.
hunt h.\nt [v I/T] to search for a criminal
or for someone who has disappeared - use this when a large number of police are making an organized search over a wide area
+ for Police have been hunting for the missing woman for several days. hunt sb down (=search for a criminal until you find them) The train-robbers were eventuclly hunted down in Australia.
ml when the police are looking for drugs, guns etc