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I love fashion! I love clothes! I really like vintage clothes, so in my closet there's a lot of '50s stuff. I go to the stores and shop around.
Elle Fanning

Meaning of "shop around" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOP AROUND

shop around play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOP AROUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shop around is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SHOP AROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shop around in the English dictionary

The definition of shop around in the dictionary is to visit a number of shops or stores to compare goods and prices. Other definition of shop around is to consider a number of possibilities before making a choice.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOP AROUND

shop
shop assistant
shop floor
shop front
shop steward
shop window
shopaholic
shopaholism
shopboard
shopbot
shopboy
shopbreaker
shopbreaking
shopfitter
shopful
shopgirl
shophar
shophroth
shopkeeper
shopkeeping

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOP AROUND

all-around
all-round
around
background
bound
break new ground
campground
fall to the ground
foreground
get around
get off the ground
ground
into the ground
playground
round
surround
the high ground
to the ground
turnaround
underground
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of shop around in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHOP AROUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shop around» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shop around

Translation of «shop around» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOP AROUND

Find out the translation of shop around to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shop around from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shop around» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

货比三家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

darse una vuelta
570 millions of speakers

English

shop around
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आसपास की दुकान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يتسوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

около магазина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

comprar ao redor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রায় কাছাকাছি দোকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comparer les prix
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

membeli belah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Shop rund um
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

探し回る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주위에 쇼핑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toko sekitar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa hàng xung quanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலைந்து பொருள் வாங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुमारे खरेदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dükkânları dolaşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guardarsi intorno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozejrzeć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біля магазину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în jur de magazin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάστημα γύρω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shoppa runt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shoppe rundt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shop around

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOP AROUND»

The term «shop around» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.498 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOP AROUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shop around

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QUOTES WITH «SHOP AROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shop around.
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Elle Fanning
I love fashion! I love clothes! I really like vintage clothes, so in my closet there's a lot of '50s stuff. I go to the stores and shop around.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOP AROUND»

Discover the use of shop around in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shop around and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Betta' Shop Around
Sex, lies, cheating, deceit and famous baby mama drama are just a small hand of events that unfold in this novel!
Melissa Joy, 2006
2
Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex ...
A Simulation Analysis of Shop-around Behavior in a Commercial District as an Intelligent Agent Approach -A Case Study of Osu District of Nagoya City- Takumi Yoshida1, Toshiyuki Kaneda1 'Graduate School of Engineering NAGOYA Institute ...
Takao Terano, Hajime Kita, Shingo Takahashi, 2009
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The Method of Selling: Your Key to Successful Sales with ...
Or, “Yes, I know you need to shop around because you want to see what your options are, right? That's okay. That's why we're going to give you the least expensive price possible with the best service. This way, you may not need to shop ...
Mark Benedict, 2007
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How to Shop for Free: Shopping Secrets for Smart Women Who ...
Shop Around I shop around because there are countless deals to be had, and I don't want to miss out on any of them. Sometimes fantastic deals aren't always advertised, either. It's those little known deals you want to scoop up. Most shoppers ...
Kathy Spencer, 2010
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Urban Craft in Rural Massachusetts: The Weymouth ...
... clocks abound with highly figured mahogany veneers and cross-banding in a similar manner to the tall clocks made in White's shop around the same time. Moreover, dwarf clocks of this sophistication are found only with movements by local ...
Derin Tyler Bray, 2007
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The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal
Written by Smokey Robinson, it was the bridge between R&B and pop that Gordy was after, with Smokey's jocose confession about love and marriage—“My momma told me / You better shop around”— delivering the lyrical punch line.
Mark Ribowsky, 2010
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Make Your Contacts Count: Networking Know-how for Cash, ...
Around. Shop around until you find a group that meets your needs. To find groups, ask people in your network. Sometimes groups are sponsored by chambers of commerce or government small business development agencies. Others are the ...
Anne Baber, Lynne Waymon, 2002
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Wealth Wisdom: How Ordinary Australians Can Create ...
Like most things in life, you need to shop around for the best deal to amplify your profit. The margin requirements of companies that offer CFDs differ depending on the share. In order to trade a CFD on a certain share you will be required to pay ...
Julian Dawson, 2011
9
Essays on Consumer Search and Interlocking Directorates
There is however a drawback of locating together: clustering makes it easy for consumers to shop around to find the best product match. This is not so much a problem when the shops offer heterogeneous goods, but it is when the products are ...
Maria Cornelia Non, Silva Deželan, 2001
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The Evolution of Economic Institutions: A Critical Reader
What is even more interesting is that a mixed population with both high and low β values will quickly sort into two groups those who are essentially loyal and those who shop around all the time. This can clearly be seen in Figure 3.2. Figure 3.2 ...
Geoffrey Martin Hodgson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOP AROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shop around is used in the context of the following news items.
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The $4600 mistake most drivers make
One in three drivers say they never shop around for car insurance quotes and ... The reasons that Americans don't shop around are likely due, in part, to the ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
2 killed in The Coin Shop robbery in Cheyenne
Cheyenne Police spokesman Dan Long said officers received a call about an armed robbery in progress at the shop around 9:30 a.m., not long after the ... «Wyoming Tribune, Jul 15»
3
With Residential Solar, It Pays To Shop Around
Vikram Aggarwal, CEO of EnergySage, is the kind of individual who delights economists. Economists are all about market information: the more information a ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
4
Many Shop Around for Best Car Insurance Rates, Study Finds
Most drivers say that they're happy with their current coverage, but many are still shopping around for the best car insurance rates, according to a report released ... «NerdWallet, Jun 15»
5
When booking travel online, it pays to shop around
And just as in retail, its pays to shop around because not all travel sites offer the same options. ADVERTISING. Given the number of overlapping specialty search ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
6
Half of Future Shop stores close, others rebrand as Best Buy
The Future Shop electronics stores in Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford are three of 66 ... I shop around and then I come here and these guys usually beat it. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Mar 15»
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Payday lenders must put loan info on price comparison websites …
Online payday lenders must publish details on price comparison websites so that potential borrowers shop around and make sure they are getting the best deal. «This is Money, Feb 15»
8
When it comes to engagement rings, shop around
Celebrating love on Valentine's Day is a wonderful way for partners to express how much they mean to one another. So is the perfect engagement ring, which, ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Feb 15»
9
Those most at-risk of energy poverty least likely to shop around
Households experiencing energy poverty are less likely to shop around for energy suppliers, a Government consultation paper on energy affordability has found. «Irish Times, Feb 15»
10
Shop around the clock: Ebay could be one of the first Apple Watch …
Ebay appears to be working on an app for the Apple Watch already, with job listings showing it's looking for fresh blood for the project. Wondering what you'll do ... «TechRadar, Jan 15»

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