buscar algo

buscar algo(
boos
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kahrr
 
ahl
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goh
)
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to look for something
Tengo que ir a buscar algo al sótano, pero me da miedo ir sola.I have to go look for something in the basement, but I'm scared of going alone.
b. to look up something (in books)
Sofía está en la biblioteca, buscando algo en el atlas.Sofia is in the library, looking up something in the atlas.
a. to pick up something
Cuando me estiro para buscar algo, me duele todo el cuerpo.When I reach to pick up something, my whole body hurts.
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