shop round
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle round
Meanings
Compare options at different shops before buying
Why “round”? News, questions, or options travel round the circle from person to person.
“Shop round before you decide.”
“Maya shopped round before buying a sofa.”
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Shop round means compare options at different shops before buying. Shop around means compare prices in different shops before buying.
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shop around
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Compare prices in different shops before buying
ask round
Same round pattern: sharing
Invite someone to visit one's home; Make enquiries among many people
be round
Same round pattern: sharing
Available or applicable to everyone in a group; In the reverse order or direction
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
pass round
Same round pattern: sharing
Send something from person to person in a group
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