dig around

dɪɡ əˈraʊnd

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Definition of dig around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

messy searchsearch for something by moving things around

She dug around in her bag for the keys.

forage

rummage

scour

investigationinvestigate or look for information

The journalist dug around to find the truth about the scandal.

probe

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Expressions with dig

dig at

remove earth or material from a spot

He decided to dig at the garden for new plants.

dig down

remove earth to reach something below

They had to dig down to find the pipes.

dig in

start eating with enthusiasm

As soon as the food arrived, they all dug in.

dig into

start eating enthusiastically

He couldn't wait to dig into his steak..

dig out

find something by searching

She managed to dig out her old college photos from the box..

dig up

remove or recover by digging

Farmers dig up potatoes during harvest.

Examples of dig around in a sentence

They dug around the attic for old photos.
She decided to dig around in the archives for more information.
He had to dig around to uncover the hidden files.

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French:fouiller, enquêter, ...
German:herumwühlen, recherchieren, ...
Italian:rovistare, indagare, ...
Spanish:escarbar, indagar, ...
Portuguese:vasculhar, investigar, ...
Chinese:翻找, 调查, ...
Japanese:探し回る, 調査する, ...
Arabic:قَلَّب, تَحَرَّى, ...
Hebrew:לַחְטֵט, לַחֲפֵשׂ מֵידָע, ...
Russian:искать, копаться, ...
Ukrainian:ри́тися, копатися, ...
Hindi:खंगालना, खोजबीन करना, ...
Bengali:হাতড়ে খোঁজা, তদন্ত করা, ...
Catalan:remenar, investigar, ...
Czech:přehrabovat se, pátrat, ...
Danish:rode rundt, undersøge, ...
Dutch:rondneuzen, onderzoeken, ...
Greek:ψαχουλεύω, ερευνώ, ...
Hungarian:kotorászni, utánajárni, ...
Khmer:រើរក, ស៊ើបអង្កេតរកព័ត៌មាន, ...
Korean:뒤지다, 조사하다, ...
Persian:گشتن, تحقیق کردن, ...
Polish:szukać, ...
Portuguese (BR):vasculhar, investigar, ...
Romanian:a scotoci, a cerceta, ...
Swedish:leta runt, gräva runt, ...
Thai:คุ้ยหา, สืบค้น, ...
Turkish:etraflıca aramak, araştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:lục lọi, điều tra, ...

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