HyperDic: beat_about

English > 1 sense of the expression beat about:
VERBcognitionbeat about, cast about, cast aroundsearch anxiously
English > beat about: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaningsearch anxiously.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymscast about, cast around
Broaderresearch, search, exploreinquire into
Spanishbuscar, conseguir, investigar, rebuscar

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