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dig around

B1 informal intransitive
In simple words

To look through a messy place or information to try to find something.

Literal meaning: To dig in various directions around a space.

Meanings

1 B1 informal

To search through a place or a collection of things in a casual or exploratory way.

"She was digging around in her bag trying to find her keys."

2 B1 idiomatic informal

To investigate or research something informally, especially looking for hidden or obscure information.

"The journalist was digging around in the company's financial records."

Usage notes

Can be used both literally (searching through a drawer, a garden) and figuratively (investigating records, a story). Implies a somewhat casual or untargeted search. Common in everyday and journalistic English.

Commonly used with

files records internet garden drawer past

Forms

Base
dig around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
digs around
he/she/it
Past simple
diged around
yesterday
Past participle
diged around
have + pp
-ing form
diging around
continuous

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