ask around

verb

asked around; asking around; asks around

: to ask many people to tell one information about someone or something

Maybe you should ask around to find out more about this guy.

We usually ask around before trying a new restaurant.

Examples of ask around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After asking around a bit about this particular idea earlier in the offseason, the read here is that Tremayne will stick to being called a wide receiver in your game-day programs. — Mike Kaye june 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026

Figuring there had to be a more efficient method for analyzing wind speeds, Handman asked around and found a wind-averaging machine from an earlier student project. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026

Shortly after Pastner took the Georgia Tech job in April 2016, assistant Tavaras Hardy told Pastner about Alvarado, so Pastner began asking around about Alvarado. — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

After asking around Swift found Salgado, beginning with him at a Fred Astaire dance school and eventually at his own school. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026

Rhymes for ask around

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