look round
Glance about casually
To look round is to turn one's head or body to see what's behind or beside: She looked round when she heard footsteps.
It also means to examine a place by walking through it: We looked round the flat before signing the lease.
Primarily British; Americans typically say *look around*.
- glanceBrief, casual look
- peekFurtive brief look
- browseSurvey without intent
- window shopLook without buying
- take inAccept into shelter
explore · poke around · nose about · investigate · roam · close up · examine · survey · observe · glimpse · scope out · consider · tour · hunt · search · evaluate · watch · scan
gaze direction and fixity
look roundstare
Prolonged fixed gaze
fixate · focus · lock eyes · tunnel vision · glare
visual attention
look roundlook away
Redirect one's gaze
ignore · close one's eyes · turn a blind eye · disregard · shut one's eyes
look, round, looks, looked, looking, looker, lookers, onlooker, onlookers