come around — visit (someone's home)
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to visit someone at their home, usually for a short time or social reason.
Say it like a native
Textbook Would you like to visit my residence this evening?
Native Do you want to come around tonight?
'Visit my residence' is stiff; 'come around' (BrE) / 'come over' is the casual invite.
Pattern: come around (to + someone's place/house)
In use
- Why don't you come around for dinner tonight?daily life
- If I have free time, I usually come around to my grandparents' house to check on them.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ Come around in my house at 7.
✓ Come around to my house at 7.
Use 'come around to + place' (or just 'come around' / 'come round').
Common collocations
come around + for/to— for dinner, to mine, later, for a coffee
Don't confuse it
'Come over' is more common in American English with the same meaning.
Related
- come around (change opinion) — Another meaning of 'come around' is 'change opinion'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.