asks around
Seeks others' input
To ask around is to make inquiries of multiple people, seeking information or help through informal canvassing: I asked around but nobody knew where she'd gone.
The phrase implies casting a wide net rather than consulting a single source: Let me ask around and see if anyone's hiring.
- investigatingSeeking facts systematically
- conversingEngaging in spoken exchange
- putting out feelersTentative preliminary inquiry
- inquireAsk for information
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
interviewing · probing · polling · researching · gossiping · consulting · feelers · networking · reaching out · snooping · querying · verifying · word-of-mouth · word on the street · surveying · canvassing · chatting · emailing
communication direction
asks aroundannounces
States openly to many
broadcasts · declares · proclaims · publicizes · keeps to oneself