From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishring round (somebody) phrasal verb British EnglishTCTto make telephone calls to a group of people, in order to organize something, find out information etc I’ll ring round to see whether anyone’s interested in coming with us. She rang round all the agencies. → ring→ See Verb table
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ring round • Somebody thought of it at an editorial conference, and Muggins here had to ring round all these celebrities to get comments.• And most parents have found themselves desperately ringing round friends and family trying to find a babysitter.From Longman Business Dictionaryring round somebody phrasal verb [intransitive, transitive] British English to make telephone calls to a group of people, in order to organize something, find out information etcI’ll ring round to see whether anyone’s interested in coming with us.She rang round all the agencies. → ring→ See Verb table 