"ask round" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-ask round.ogg Forms: asks round [present, singular, third-person], asking round [participle, present], asked round [participle, past], asked round [past], ask around [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} ask round (third-person singular simple present asks round, present participle asking round, simple past and past participle asked round)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To enquire of several people. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-ask_round-en-verb-Q6B2p77X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "round", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "round": 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To invite someone to one's house. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Related terms: ask around
    Sense id: en-ask_round-en-verb-d8UjW9p3

Inflected forms

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