見回(みまわ)す

みまわす
verb (godan)
to look around
1. to look around; to survey
To turn one's gaze in various directions to observe the surroundings.
部屋(へや)を見回(みまわ)して何(なに)かを探(さが)した。
I looked around the room searching for something.
辺(あた)りを見回(みまわ)すと、誰(だれ)もいなかった。
When I looked around, there was no one there.
彼女(かのじょ)は不安(ふあん)そうに周囲(しゅうい)を見回(みまわ)した。
She looked around anxiously.

見回(みまわ)す is a compound verb combining 見(み)る (to see) and 回(まわ)す (to turn around).

CONJUGATION (godan verb):

  • 見回(みまわ)す (dictionary form)
  • 見回(みまわ)さない (negative)
  • 見回(みまわ)した (past)
  • 見回(みまわ)して (te-form)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 見渡(みわた)す: to look out over (wider view)
  • 見回(みまわ)る: to patrol, to make rounds
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Added 2026.1.16 17:09 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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