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Definition look over in British English

look over phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to examine something, usually quickly

Example

He'd been looking over the leaflets he'd picked up earlier.

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2

to visit a place in order to examine it

Example

An American inspection team had looked over sites in January.

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Definition look over in British English