ask round
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Verb
[edit]ask round (third-person singular simple present asks round, present participle asking round, simple past and past participle asked round)
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To enquire of several people.
- I don't know the answer to that, but maybe someone else does; I'll ask round.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To invite someone to one's house.
- I think I'll ask John and Betty round for supper on Friday.
Usage notes
[edit]- In the transitive sense 2 the object may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.