ask round

verb

To enquire of several people.

“I think I'll ask John and Betty round for supper on Friday.”

Similar
inviteask overask in
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbask round (third-person singular simple present asks round, present participle asking round, simple past and past participle asked round)

present singular third person asks round · participle present asking round · participle past asked round · past asked round · alternative ask around

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo enquire of several people.

    I don't know the answer to that, but maybe someone else does; I'll ask round.

  2. idiomatictransitiveTo invite someone to one's house.

    I think I'll ask John and Betty round for supper on Friday.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbinvite someone to one's house

Similar
inviteask overask in
Broader
requestask forbespeak
Also see
ask inask overinvite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

ask round. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20round

MLA

“ask round.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20round. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ask round,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20round.

Source: ask round on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.