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adjective
- 1. shaped like a circle or cylinder: "she was seated at a small, round table" Similar
- 2. shaped like a sphere: "a round glass ball"
noun
- 1. a circular piece of something: "cut the pastry into rounds" Similar
- 2. an act of visiting a number of people or places in turn: "she did the rounds of her family to say goodbye"
adverb
- 1. so as to rotate or cause rotation; with circular motion: "a plane circled round overhead"
- 2. so as to rotate and face in the opposite direction: "he swung round to face her"
preposition
- 1. on every side of (a focal point): "the area round the school" Similar
- 2. so as to encircle (someone or something): "he wrapped the blanket round him"
verb
- 1. pass and go round (something) so as to move on in a changed direction: "the ship rounded the cape and sailed north"
- 2. alter (a number) to one less exact but more convenient for calculations: "we'll round the weight up to the nearest kilo"
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ROUND definition: 1. in a circular direction or position; around: 2. in every part of a place, or in various parts…. Learn more.
- English (US)
ROUND meaning: 1. in a circular direction or position;...
- Round About
ROUND ABOUT definition: 1. approximately: 2. approximately:...
- Round Spanish Translation
ROUND translate: redondo, ronda de bebidas, sándwich,...
- Round: Italian Translation
ROUND translate: rotondo, a/in casa, intorno (a), intorno...
- Round: Arabic Translation
ROUND translate: دائري, عِندي, حَوْل, مُستَدير, حَول, إلى...
- Round: Korean Translation
ROUND translate: 둥근, -로(집으로), 둘러, 돌아가게, 돌아, 둘러, 둘러, 주변에....
- Round: Catalan Translation
ROUND translate: rodó, a casa, al voltant de, en cercle,...
- Round: Russian Translation
ROUND translate: круглый , вокруг , назад, обратно , по ,...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word round as an adjective, adverb, noun, verb, and preposition. See synonyms, examples, phrases, and word history of round.
Definition of round adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as 'around'. Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'get round' and 'hand round'. Round is commoner in British English than American English, and it is slightly more informal.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and examples of the word round as an adjective, noun, verb, adverb, and preposition. Find out the difference between round and round up, round and round off, and round and round the year.
noting, formed, or expressed by an integer or whole number with no fraction. expressed, given, or exact to the nearest multiple or power of ten; in tens, hundreds, thousands, or the like: in round numbers. roughly correct; approximate: a round guess. considerable in amount; ample: a round sum of money.
ROUND meaning: 1. in the shape of a circle or ball: 2. numbers given to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, etc and not as…. Learn more.