"ring round" meaning in English

See ring round in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: rings round [present, singular, third-person], ringing round [participle, present], rang round [past], rung round [participle, past], ring around [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ring<,,rang,rung> round}} ring round (third-person singular simple present rings round, present participle ringing round, simple past rang round, past participle rung round)
  1. To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
    Sense id: en-ring_round-en-verb-FEyYrUN1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "round", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "rung round",
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      "name": "en-verb"
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      ],
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        "To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "phone",
          "phone"
        ],
        [
          "circle of friends",
          "circle of friends"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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}

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      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rang round",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rung round",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ring around",
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      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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