Meanings
verbpoke around (third-person singular simple present pokes around, present participle poking around, simple past and past participle poked around)
present singular third person pokes around · participle present poking around · participle past poked around · past poked around
- To search for something, especially in an unorganized way
Translations
Finnish koluta
- kolutaTo search for something
Hungarian átkutat, felforgat
- átkutatTo search for something
- felforgatTo search for something
- tűvé teszTo search for something
Māori tīkarokaro
- tīkarokaroTo search for something
Polish grzebać, szperać
- grzebaćTo search for something
- szperaćTo search for something
- myszkowaćTo search for something
Portuguese escarafunchar
- escarafuncharTo search for something
Spanish curiosear, hurgar
- curiosearTo search for something
- hurgarTo search for something
- escarbarTo search for something
Swedish snoka runt
- snoka runtTo search for something
Cite this entry
APA
poke around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poke%20around
MLA
“poke around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poke%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poke around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poke%20around.
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