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ring round

ring round verb: to call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.

Verb

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.

Forms of ring round

third-person singular presentrings round
present participleringing round
pastrang round
past participlerung round
alternative formring around

Questions about ring round

What does ring round mean?
Ring round means to call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
What part of speech is ring round?
Ring round is a verb.
What is the past tense of ring round?
The past tense of ring round is rang round.

Words near ring round in the dictionary

  1. ring reinforcements
  2. ring relievo
  3. ring road
  4. ring roads
  5. ring rot
  6. ring round
  7. ring shout
  8. ring shouts
  9. ring silicate
  10. ring silicates
  11. ring singularities

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