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pokes about

pokes about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of poke about.

Meaning of poke about

Verb

poke about (third-person singular simple present pokes about, present participle poking about, simple past and past participle poked about)

  1. To search for something, especially in an unorganized way
    • Pitne For: Also...merely out of curiosity: When you were poking about, did you perhaps run across a shipping manifest that belongs to me?2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Illium

Questions about pokes about

What is pokes about the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pokes about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of poke about.

Words near pokes about in the dictionary

  1. pokerounce
  2. pokers
  3. pokers up
  4. pokerwork
  5. pokes
  6. pokes about
  7. pokes along
  8. pokes around
  9. pokes borack
  10. pokes borak
  11. pokes borax

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