"ring round" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rings round [present, singular, third-person], ringing round [participle, present], rang round [past], rung round [participle, past]
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. Synonyms: ring around
    Sense id: en-ring_round-en-verb-FEyYrUN1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (round)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ring round meaning in English (1.1kB)

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