ask round
phrasal verb·2 senses·particle round
Meanings
Invite someone to visit one's home
Why “round”? You make a short visit, then leave again.
“Why don't you ask him round?”
“Did you ask Nina round for dinner?”
Make enquiries among many people
Why “round”? News, questions, or options travel round the circle from person to person.
“I asked round but no one knew.”
“Omar asked round for a spare charger.”
Don't confuse with
Ask round means invite someone to visit one's home. Ask about means make enquiries concerning something.
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ask about
A contrast learners often mix up
Make enquiries concerning something
be round
Same round pattern: sharing
Available or applicable to everyone in a group; In the reverse order or direction
come round
Same round pattern: visit
Visit someone briefly at their home; Eventually accept a different point of view; Regain consciousness after fainting or anaesthesia
drop round
Same round pattern: visit
Make an unplanned visit to someone
go round
Same round pattern: sharing
Travel in a circular path or loop; Of news or rumour, spread among a group
hand round
Same round pattern: sharing
Pass something from one person to another in a group
invite round
Same round pattern: visit
Ask someone to visit your home
nip round
Same round pattern: visit
Visit very briefly nearby
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