Show around
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Definition
To give someone a tour of a place
Example sentence
He showed the visitors around the campus.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: show + person + around (+ place)
show someone around the office
show visitors around the city
show the new guy around
show her around town
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She showed the new employees around the building. ✅ (Correct)
She showed around the new employees the building. ❌ (Incorrect — the person always comes right after "show," before "around")