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Discover LudwigThe phrase "asks around" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used when someone is inquiring or seeking information by asking multiple people.
Example: "When she lost her wallet, she asked around to see if anyone had seen it."
Alternatives: "inquired among others" or "sought information from people".
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asks around
verb
Third person singular of ask around
Exact(11)
But when he asks around, no one has heard of it.
He lived with fellow workers in shoddy conditions down by the harbour, but when Mads asks around, everyone pretends not to have heard of him.
Searching for a way to get rid of the vicious junkie, he asks around, and leaps at the local Arabbers' suggestion of sodium cyanide – "looks and cooks just like the real thing".
The study regularly asks around 6,000 estate agents and surveyors about achievable selling prices in their area.
Hence the title, as Hari gets word of the big blast and asks around to find out where it is being held.
In practice that means he asks around to find, say, a farmer who has sold vegetables for dollars to a neighboring country.
Similar(46)
"Just ask around," he said.
"I need to ask around," she said.
I asked around without telling anyone why".
"I had to ask around," she said.
Asking around, I received highly subjective advice.
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