Expressions with the word round

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Inflections of ‘round‘ (adj):
rounder
adj comparative
roundest
adj superlative

Collocations for «round»

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word «round» in context.

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round

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

n

  1. go on a [ward, hospital, factory] round
  2. sport: the [play-off, preliminary, semi-final] round
  3. the [first, second, twelfth, last, final] round
  4. the [champion, challenger] was [knocked out, defeated] in the [first] round
  5. the referee stopped the fight in the [first] round
  6. the team reached the [first] round (of)
  7. [is, got, went] through to the next round
  8. the [doctor, nurse, guard] did his rounds
  9. have to [do, get through] rounds
  10. [this, the next] round is on me!
  11. a round of [drinks, beer]
  12. It’s my round. What are you having?
  13. (can’t afford to) buy rounds
  14. the [policeman, officer, soldier] fired (off) a round
  15. the [locals, residents, store owners] heard a round of gunfire
  16. a bullet round
  17. play a round of [golf, mini golf]
  18. a round of [negotiations, debates, talks]
  19. [a further, the next] round of [negotiations]
  20. [cucumber, zucchini, pastry] rounds
  21. cut the [cucumber, zucchini, pastry] into rounds

v

  1. rounded the corner [in his car, on her bike]
  2. round the corner too [fast, quickly]
  3. round (it) [up, down]
  4. round (off) the [number, decimal]
  5. round (it) off to the nearest [decimal, whole number]
  6. round off the [speech, essay, article]
  7. round out the [year, education, class, trip] with
  8. (don’t) round your [back, shoulders]
  9. rounded the [corners, edges, top, base]
  10. rounded the [corners] with [sand paper, scissors, a file]
  11. her [eyes, lips] rounded [in, when]
  12. rounded at the [sound, noise] of
  13. rounded on him when she [heard, saw, found out that]
  14. round up the [children, cattle]

adj

  1. the [ball, circle] is (not) (perfectly) round
  2. the [ball] is (not) perfectly round
  3. the round [sun, moon] shone
  4. a round and [rosy, chubby, sad, perky] face
  5. round [features, cheeks, eyes]
  6. has a very round [face, nose, belly]
  7. has round [corner, edges]
  8. are sitting [around the, at a] round table
  9. a round [number, figure, dozen]
  10. is a [four-hour] round trip
  11. a round [scolding, refusal, denial]
  12. is happening all year round
  13. is spinning round and round
  14. [fly, travel] round the world

additional examples

  1. rounded the corner [in his car, on her bike]
  2. go on a [ward, hospital, factory] round
  3. the [ball, circle] is (not) (perfectly) round
  4. round the corner too [fast, quickly]
  5. sport: the [play-off, preliminary, semi-final] round
  6. the [ball] is (not) perfectly round
  7. round (it) [up, down]
  8. the [first, second, twelfth, last, final] round
  9. the round [sun, moon] shone
  10. round (off) the [number, decimal]
  11. the [champion, challenger] was [knocked out, defeated] in the [first] round
  12. a round and [rosy, chubby, sad, perky] face
  13. round (it) off to the nearest [decimal, whole number]
  14. the referee stopped the fight in the [first] round
  15. round [features, cheeks, eyes]
  16. round off the [speech, essay, article]
  17. the team reached the [first] round (of)
  18. has a very round [face, nose, belly]
  19. round out the [year, education, class, trip] with
  20. [is, got, went] through to the next round
  21. has round [corner, edges]
  22. (don’t) round your [back, shoulders]
  23. the [doctor, nurse, guard] did his rounds
  24. are sitting [around the, at a] round table
  25. rounded the [corners, edges, top, base]
  26. have to [do, get through] rounds
  27. a round [number, figure, dozen]
  28. rounded the [corners] with [sand paper, scissors, a file]
  29. [this, the next] round is on me!
  30. is a [four-hour] round trip
  31. her [eyes, lips] rounded [in, when]
  32. a round of [drinks, beer]
  33. round-trip [airfare, tickets]
  34. rounded at the [sound, noise] of
  35. It’s my round. What are you having?
  36. a round [scolding, refusal, denial]
  37. rounded on him when she [heard, saw, found out that]
  38. (can’t afford to) buy rounds
  39. is happening all year round
  40. round up the [children, cattle]
  41. the [policeman, officer, soldier] fired (off) a round
  42. is spinning round and round
  43. the [locals, residents, store owners] heard a round of gunfire
  44. [fly, travel] round the world
  45. a bullet round
  46. play a round of [golf, mini golf]
  47. a round of [negotiations, debates, talks]
  48. [a further, the next] round of [negotiations]
  49. [cucumber, zucchini, pastry] rounds
  50. cut the [cucumber, zucchini, pastry] into rounds

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You lay down the mallet and start to go round and tell him what you think about the whole business, and, at the same time, he starts round in the same direction to come and explain his views to you.

It is hopeless attempting to make a wood fire, so you light the methylated spirit stove, and crowd round that.

‘There’s some enemy after her, no doubt,’ the King said, without even looking round. ‘That wood’s full of them.’

‘It didn’t hurt him,’ the Unicorn said carelessly, and he was going on, when his eye happened to fall upon Alice: he turned round rather instantly, and stood for some time looking at her with an air of the deepest disgust.

For instance, some worthy persons maintained that the moon was an ancient comet which, in describing its elongated orbit round the sun, happened to pass near the earth, and became confined within her circle of attraction.

Oliver lay, covered with mud and dust, and bleeding from the mouth, looking wildly round upon the heap of faces that surrounded him, when the old gentleman was officiously dragged and pushed into the circle by the foremost of the pursuers.

The follow touched his hat with a grin, expecting something for his pains; but, the old gentleman, eyeing him with an expression of dislike, look anxiously round, as if he contemplated running away himself: which it is very possible he might have attempted to do, and thus have afforded another chase, had not a police officer (who is generally the last person to arrive in such cases) at that moment made his way through the crowd, and seized Oliver by the collar.

They are but dim ill-defined pictures that her narrow bit of an imagination can make of the future; but of every picture she is the central figure in fine clothes; Captain Donnithorne is very close to her, putting his arm round her, perhaps kissing her, and everybody else is admiring and envying her—especially Mary Burge, whose new print dress looks very contemptible by the side of Hetty’s resplendent toilette.

It was a small thick Bible, worn quite round at the edges.

They expressed, as was usual, unbounded astonishment at the globe being round, and could scarcely credit that a hole would, if deep enough, come out on the other side.

I lasted the twenty rounds, an’ I wanta tell you he’s got some marks to remember me by.

Ryder — who, I think, could soon have brought me round, and could have done anything with me; but he had given up all the hard part of the trade to his son and to another experienced man, and he only came at times to oversee.

«My own garden is my own garden,» said the Giant; «any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.» So he built a high wall all round it, and put up a notice-board.

You now try to go to the Round Pond, but nurses hate it, because they are not really manly, and they make you look the other way, at the Big Penny and the Baby’s Palace.

They were congregated round a vast inclosure; they were elevated on amphitheatrical wooden stands, and they were perched on the roofs of horseless carriages, drawn up in rows.

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The Cardinals will face No. 2 seed Iowa in the round-of-8 game on Sunday.


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While the tip cannot be customized, there are three spray patterns: round, horizontal, and vertical.


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Brown had gone from a possible first round draft pick to seeing his stock plummet.


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Haaland also became the fastest player to hit 30 goals in the Champions League when putting the City up, 2-0, in their 7-0 rout of RB Leipzig in the round-of-16 second leg at Etihad Stadium.


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This suit can reportedly stop a 50-caliber machine gun round and is pitched as the replacement for the Ratnik-3.


—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023




The Lady Dragons will advance to the area playoff round to face San Angelo Central, a 2-1 winner over El Paso Eastlake on Thursday.


—Shawn Mcfarland, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023




Making the object round was an engineering nightmare, but the symbolism was too vital to ignore.


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While there are still some round-bodied reels on the market, most of today’s offerings have a low profile which allows them to be palmed.


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There was something elemental about it: the talk circled round in a seasonal way.


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Symphony beat out the brewery’s old champ, Backbeat Coffee Blonde, by nearly 100 votes in the nomination round.


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What: The Michigan Wolverines scrap with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the Big Ten conference men’s college basketball tournament second round.


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The eighth- and ninth-place teams in each conference will begin the postseason with play-in games, with the winners advancing to an eight-team first round.


—Staff Writer
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Their round and papery nests are usually found in trees and bushes, so be wary in your garden.


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Smith went to the Vikings in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft, with the 50th overall pick.


—Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2023




Smith joined Minnesota in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft and caught 66 passes for 676 yards and seven touchdowns in his first two seasons while forming a tight-end tandem with Kyle Rudolph.


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Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Smithson Valley’s girls soccer team kept its undefeated season going on Monday night with a 9-0 win over the Jefferson Mustangs in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs.


—Stephen Whitaker, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Mar. 2023




Eye on a prospect Bruins general manager Don Sweeney was in Bridgeport, Conn., Sunday, watching Quinnipiac eliminate Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA tournament.


—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023




He was selected by the Diamondbacks in the second round of the 2017 draft and spent his first three seasons with the team.


—Jay Cohen, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023




In the second round, Milwaukee would see the winner of the Cavaliers and Knicks.


—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023




What is most fantastical is that the brothers, and their family, went through this last year, when Creighton rallied from a 9-point deficit in the final two minutes and beat San Diego State in overtime in a first-round game in Fort Worth.


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Soft-touch fabrics with contrast stitching now wrap the instrument panel and round out the minor interior updates.


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Yes, there are so many taco recipes and other savory snacks to get the party started, but Cinco de Mayo desserts are the best way to round out your feast.


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Thirty-two more cars derailed as the train entered Hyndman on a 1.7% downslope while rounding a curve.


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His feeling rounding the bases is an incredible feeling.


—Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023




Fellow tight ends Matt Sokol and Scotty Washington round out the room with the 2023 draft closing in.


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That gave the Heat their 24th starting lineup of the season, rounded out with Butler, Herro and Gabe Vincent.


—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023




The couple performed songs from their joint EP RR for the first time, helping Rauw round out an out-of-this-world show that celebrated the arsenal of hits he’s amassed.


—Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2023




Plans can include all meals for the week, with selections like shepherd’s pie and merlot meatballs with grits, and a large snack selection helps to round out the day.


—Asonta Benetti, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023



Show more sharing options LA MESA — A woman who filed a lawsuit against the city of La Mesa in 2020 after she was hit — and partially blinded — by a beanbag round an officer fired during a protest has settled with the city for $10 million.


—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023




Opinion: What to make of China’s role in the handshake heard round the world Jizan lies close to the border with Yemen, the scene of a bloody civil war and proxy battle between Riyadh and Tehran since 2014, sparking what the United Nations has described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.


—Nic Robertson, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023




Each hauler operates nearly round the clock, covering enough ground in a year to circle the globe four times.


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Ah yes, the concussion heard round the world.


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Thus, the slap heard round the world.


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In a commercial reactor, running round the clock, those neutrons would also damage the reactor’s structure and cut short its working life.


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Illinois, Colorado and Missouri round out the top five.


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Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett round out the ranking’s top five.


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Rather than have it the principal thing in my son’s mind, I would gladly have him think that the sun went round the earth, and that the stars were so many spangles set in the bright blue firmament.

Thomas Arnold

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROUND

From Old French ront, from Latin rotundus round, from rota a wheel.

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROUND

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROUND

Round is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective, an adverb and a preposition.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb round in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES ROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?


Definition of round in the English dictionary

The first definition of round in the dictionary is having a flat circular shape, as a disc or hoop. Other definition of round is having the shape of a sphere or ball. Round is also curved; not angular.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ROUND

PRESENT

Present

I round

you round

he/she/it rounds

we round

you round

they round

Present continuous

I am rounding

you are rounding

he/she/it is rounding

we are rounding

you are rounding

they are rounding

Present perfect

I have rounded

you have rounded

he/she/it has rounded

we have rounded

you have rounded

they have rounded

Present perfect continuous

I have been rounding

you have been rounding

he/she/it has been rounding

we have been rounding

you have been rounding

they have been rounding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I rounded

you rounded

he/she/it rounded

we rounded

you rounded

they rounded

Past continuous

I was rounding

you were rounding

he/she/it was rounding

we were rounding

you were rounding

they were rounding

Past perfect

I had rounded

you had rounded

he/she/it had rounded

we had rounded

you had rounded

they had rounded

Past perfect continuous

I had been rounding

you had been rounding

he/she/it had been rounding

we had been rounding

you had been rounding

they had been rounding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will round

you will round

he/she/it will round

we will round

you will round

they will round

Future continuous

I will be rounding

you will be rounding

he/she/it will be rounding

we will be rounding

you will be rounding

they will be rounding

Future perfect

I will have rounded

you will have rounded

he/she/it will have rounded

we will have rounded

you will have rounded

they will have rounded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been rounding

you will have been rounding

he/she/it will have been rounding

we will have been rounding

you will have been rounding

they will have been rounding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would round

you would round

he/she/it would round

we would round

you would round

they would round

Conditional continuous

I would be rounding

you would be rounding

he/she/it would be rounding

we would be rounding

you would be rounding

they would be rounding

Conditional perfect

I would have round

you would have round

he/she/it would have round

we would have round

you would have round

they would have round

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been rounding

you would have been rounding

he/she/it would have been rounding

we would have been rounding

you would have been rounding

they would have been rounding

Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you round
we let´s round
you round

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Present Participle

rounding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROUND

Synonyms and antonyms of round in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «ROUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «round» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «round» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROUND

Find out the translation of round to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of round from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «round» in English.

Translator English — Chinese


圆的

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish


redondo

570 millions of speakers

English


round

510 millions of speakers

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दौर

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic


مُسْتَدير

280 millions of speakers

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круглый

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese


redondo

270 millions of speakers

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বৃত্তাকার

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French


rond

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay


Pusingan

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German


rund

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese


丸い

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean


둥근

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese


Babak

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese


tròn

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil


சுற்று

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi


गोल

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish


yuvarlak

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian


rotondo

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish


okrągły

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian


круглий

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian


rotund

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek


στρογγυλός

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans


ronde

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish


rund

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian


rund

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of round

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUND»

The term «round» is very widely used and occupies the 2.136 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

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FREQUENCY

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Principal search tendencies and common uses of round

List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «round».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «round» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «round» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about round

10 QUOTES WITH «ROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word round.

Rather than have it the principal thing in my son’s mind, I would gladly have him think that the sun went round the earth, and that the stars were so many spangles set in the bright blue firmament.

The world only goes round by misunderstanding.

This veridic nose arrives everywhere a quarter of an hour before its master. Ten shoemakers, good round fat ones too, go and sit down to work under it out of the rain.

Medical attention and emotional support can be difficult to obtain for those in need, yet both are essential to nurturing healthy futures year round and especially during the holiday season.

Remembering that the man who always fights one more round is never whipped.

Square meals often make round people.

My mother-in-law has come round to our house at Christmas seven years running. This year we’re having a change. We’re going to let her in.

Twenty years and $40 billion. They seem like good round numbers.

I don’t think there is anything owed to us. You’ve got to go out and work hard for every round win.

Silk scarves are my thing. I tie them to my handbag or thread them through belt loops or wear them in my hair. Never round my neck, though.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUND»

Discover the use of round in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to round and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Their quest takes them first to the Round House, a sacred space and place of worship for the Ojibwe. And this is only the beginning.

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The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472

The survivor of a difficult childhood and youth, Rubin Carter rose to become a top contender for the middleweight boxing crown.

Rubin Hurricane Carter, Rubin Carter, 2011

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Yurts: Living in the Round

When Becky gives advice through the pages of this book, it is as an insider, someone who has made mistakes and knows the potential pitfalls as well as the sheer joy of living in a beautiful round space.

4

Sir Cumference and the First Round Table

King Arthur was a good ruler, but in this math adventure he needs a good ruler. Geometry is explained with humor in SIR CUMFERENCE AND THE FIRST ROUND TABLE, making it fun and accessible for beginners.

5

A Voyage Round the World

The original English version of this work has long been neglected by anglophone scholars. This new scholarly edition makes this important book readily available for the first time since its initial publication more than two centuries ago.

Georg Forster, Nicholas Thomas, Oliver Berghof, 2000

To those who know the charm of Aldo Leopold’s writing in A Sand County Almanac, this collection from his journals and essays will be a new delight.

Aldo Leopold, Luna B. Leopold, 1972

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Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World

The popular actors recount their three-month, 20,000-mile motorbike journey from London to New York through three continents and some of the harshest terrain on Earth.

Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, Robert Uhlig, 2004

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Old-Time Fiddle Round Peak Style

Author Brad Leftwich, himself an acclaimed fiddler who learned the music in person from Jarrell, presents detailed, accurate transcriptions of 83 tunes (the bulk of Jarrell’s repertoire) both in standard music notation and fiddle tablature, …

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The Round Book: Rounds Kids Love to Sing

Presents a brief history of the round, eighty rounds to sing, and suggestions for round leaders on how to use them.

Margaret Read MacDonald, Winifred Jaeger, 2006

«A visual stunner….The format is wonderfully inventive—once the traveler arrives in the city, the book is flipped over and read back to the beginning, with the black-and-white pictures taking on new meanings.

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The Open 2015: fourth round — as it happened

Congratulations to him: it was a richly deserved victory after a final-round 66 and a nerveless performance in the play-off. He didn’t buckle, even when things … «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Jordan Spieth cards best round of Tour career at John Deere Classic

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Roger Federer beats Sam Groth to move into fourth round at …

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Dustin Brown ousts Rafael Nadal; Roger Federer, Andy Murray …

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Wimbledon 2015: Andy Murray beats Robin Haase in round two

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Tiger Woods shines, shoots 32 in Greenbrier practice round

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adjective, round·er, round·est.

having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.

ring-shaped, as a hoop.

curved like part of a circle, as an outline.

having a circular cross section, as a cylinder; cylindrical.

spherical or globular, as a ball.

shaped more or less like a part of a sphere; hemispherical.

free from angularity; consisting of full, curved lines or shapes, as handwriting or parts of the body.

executed with or involving circular motion.

full, complete, or entire: a round dozen.

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.

brought to completeness or perfection.

full and sonorous, as sound.

vigorous or brisk: a round trot.

straightforward, plain, or candid; outspoken: a round scolding.

positive or unqualified: a round assertion.

noun

any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.

a circular, ring-shaped, curved, or spherical object; a rounded form.

something circular in cross section, as a rung of a ladder or chair.

Sometimes rounds . a completed course of time, series of events or operations, etc., ending at a point corresponding to that at the beginning: We waited through the round of many years.

any complete course, series, or succession: The strike was settled after a long round of talks; a round of parties.

Often rounds . a going around from place to place, as in a habitual or definite circuit: a doctor’s rounds.

a completed course or spell of activity, commonly one of a series, in some play or sport: the second round of a tournament.

a recurring period of time, succession of events, duties, etc.: the daily round.

an entire range: the round of human capabilities.

a single outburst, as of applause or cheers.

a single discharge of shot by each of a number of guns, rifles, etc.

a single discharge by one firearm.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot.

a single serving, especially of drink, made more or less simultaneously to everyone present, as at table or at a bar: The next round is on me.

movement in a circle or around an axis.

Cooking.

  1. Also round of beef . the portion of the thigh of beef below the rump and above the leg.
  2. Informal. round steak.

a slice, as of bread.

Archery. a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance from the target in accordance with the rules.

one of a series of three-minute periods making up a boxing match: a 15-round bout.

Music.

  1. a short, rhythmical canon at the unison, in which the several voices enter at equally spaced intervals of time.
  2. rounds, the order followed in ringing a peal of bells in diatonic sequence from the highest to the lowest.

Golf. a playing of the complete course.

Cards. a division of play in a game, consisting of a turn each for every player to bid, bet, play a card, deal the cards, or be dealt cards.

adverb

throughout or from the beginning to the end of a recurring period of time: all year round.

Also ’round . around: The music goes round and round.

preposition

throughout (a period of time): a resort visited all round the year.

around: It happened round noon.

verb (used with object)

to make round.

to free from angularity; fill out symmetrically; make plump.

to bring to completeness or perfection; finish.

Jewelry. to form (a gem) roughly (sometimes followed by up); girdle.

to end (a sentence, paragraph, etc.) with something specified: He rounded his speech with a particularly apt quotation.

to encircle or surround.

to make a complete circuit of; pass completely around.

to make a turn or partial circuit around or to the other side of: to round a corner.

to cause to move in a circle; turn around.

Phonetics.

  1. to make the opening at (the lips) relatively round or pursed during an utterance.
  2. to pronounce (a speech sound, especially a vowel) with rounded lips; labialize.
  3. to contract (the lips) laterally.Compare spread (def. 14b), unround.

Mathematics. to replace by the nearest multiple of 10, with 5 being increased to the next highest multiple: 15,837 can be rounded to 15,840; then to 15,800; then to 16,000.

verb (used without object)

to become round.

to become free from angularity; become plump.

to develop to completeness or perfection.

to take a circular course; make a circuit, as a guard.

to make a turn or partial circuit around something.

to turn around as on an axis: to round on one’s heels.

to reduce successively the number of digits to the right of the decimal point of a mixed number by dropping the final digit and adding 1 to the next preceding digit if the dropped digit was 5 or greater, or leaving the preceding digit unchanged if the dropped digit was 4 or less.

Verb Phrases

round off,

  1. to complete or perfect; finish.
  2. to express as a round number, usually to the nearest multiple of 10.

round out,

  1. to complete or perfect: The new coin rounded out his collection.
  2. to fill out; become rounder: She rounded out so nicely that everyone soon forgot she had been so ill.

round to, Nautical. to turn a sailing vessel in the direction from which the wind is blowing.

round up,

  1. to drive or bring (cattle, sheep, etc.) together.
  2. to assemble; gather: to round up all the suspects in an investigation.

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Idioms about round

    in the round,

    1. (of a theater) having a stage completely surrounded by seats for the audience.
    2. in the style of theater-in-the-round: The play should be done in the round.
    3. in complete detail; from all aspects: a character as seen in the round.
    4. (of sculpture) not attached to a supporting background; freestanding.

    make the rounds,

    1. to go from one place to another, as in making deliveries, paying social visits, or seeking employment.
    2. Also go the rounds . to be reported or told; circulate: another rumor making the rounds.

Origin of round

1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English adjective round(e), roende, rount, from Old French, ront, earlier reont, from Vulgar Latin retondus (unattested), from Latin rotundus “wheel-shaped, round, circular”; Middle English noun partly derivative of the adjective, partly from Old French rond, ronde (derivative of ront ); Middle English verb derivative of the adjective; Middle English adverb and preposition apparently shortened variant of around;see rotund

OTHER WORDS FROM round

roundness, noun

Words nearby round

roulette, Roum., Roumania, Roumanian, Roumelia, round, roundabout, roundabout chair, round and round, round angle, round arch

Other definitions for round (2 of 2)

verb (used with or without object) Archaic.

Origin of round

2

First recorded before 1000; Middle English rounen, rounne, rounde, ronde “to speak softly, whisper, gossip,” Old English rūnian “to talk low, whisper, mutter,” derivative of rūn “a secret conversation, consultation, counsel”; excrescent -d as in sound;see also rune1

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Words related to round

bulbous, curled, curved, cylindrical, elliptical, oval, rounded, spherical, finished, fleshy, large, plump, bout, course, lap, performance, period, schedule, series, session

How to use round in a sentence

  • In his November post announcing the Earth Fund’s first round of donations, Bezos mentioned a “group of incredibly smart people” who were guiding his decisions.

  • He led all Eastern Conference guards by a wide margin Thursday when the league released the second round of NBA all-star voting.

  • For non-climbers, the four-mile round-trip hike to Chimney Rock promises panoramic views.

  • Money makes the world go ’round, and as such, it’s a perfect tool for surveillance and control.

  • Memphis Meats had a record-breaking $186 million second round of funding, followed by Mosa Meat’s $75 million round later in the year.

  • France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.

  • Wrapees was the term marines used for the Japanese because they had wrapping round their legs.

  • After a bunch of tough talk, this round of the hacker-on-hacker fight nevered materialized.

  • Divide the dough in half and very gently pat each half into a round 1-inch-thick disk.

  • But others say a still-unidentified man likely fired the round that caused a lethal head wound.

  • Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.

  • In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).

  • There were at least a dozen ladies seated round the big table at the Parsonage.

  • Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.

  • Sol got up, slowly; took a backward step into the yard; filled his lungs, opened his mouth, made his eyes round.

British Dictionary definitions for round

adjective

having a flat circular shape, as a disc or hoop

having the shape of a sphere or ball

curved; not angular

involving or using circular motion

(prenominal) complete; entirea round dozen

maths

  1. forming or expressed by an integer or whole number, with no fraction
  2. expressed to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousandin round figures

(of a sum of money) considerable; ample

fully depicted or developed, as a character in a book

full and plumpround cheeks

(of sound) full and sonorous

(of pace) brisk; lively

(prenominal) (of speech) candid; straightforward; unmodifieda round assertion

(of a vowel) pronounced with rounded lips

noun

a round shape or object

in the round

  1. in full detail
  2. theatre with the audience all round the stage

a session, as of a negotiationa round of talks

a series, cycle, or sequencea giddy round of parties

the daily round the usual activities of one’s day

a stage of a competitionhe was eliminated in the first round

(often plural) a series of calls, esp in a set ordera doctor’s rounds; a milkman’s round

a playing of all the holes on a golf course

a single turn of play by each player, as in a card game

one of a number of periods constituting a boxing, wrestling, or other match, each usually lasting three minutes

archery a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance

a single discharge by a number of guns or a single gun

a bullet, blank cartridge, or other charge of ammunition

a number of drinks bought at one time for a group of people

a single slice of bread or toast or two slices making a single serving of sandwiches

a general outburst of applause, cheering, etc

movement in a circle or around an axis

music a part song in which the voices follow each other at equal intervals at the same pitch

a sequence of bells rung in order of treble to tenorCompare change (def. 29)

a dance in which the dancers move in a circle

a cut of beef from the thigh between the rump and the shank

go the rounds or make the rounds

  1. to go from place to place, as in making deliveries or social calls
  2. (of information, rumour, etc) to be passed around, so as to be generally known

preposition

surrounding, encircling, or enclosinga band round her head

on all or most sides ofto look round one

on or outside the circumference or perimeter ofthe stands round the racecourse

situated at various points ina lot of shelves round the house

from place to place indriving round Ireland

somewhere in or nearto stay round the house

making a circuit or partial circuit aboutthe ring road round the town

reached by making a partial circuit about somethingthe shop round the corner

revolving round a centre or axisthe earth’s motion round its axis

so as to have a basis inthe story is built round a good plot

adverb

on all or most sidesthe garden is fenced all round; the crowd gathered round

on or outside the circumference or perimeterthe racing track is two miles round

in all directions from a point of referencehe owns the land for ten miles round

to all members of a grouppass the food round

in rotation or revolutionthe wheels turn round

by a circuitous routethe road to the farm goes round by the pond

to a specific placeshe came round to see me

all year round throughout the year; in every month

verb

to make or become round

(tr) to encircle; surround

to move or cause to move with circular motionto round a bend

(tr)

  1. to pronounce (a speech sound) with rounded lips
  2. to purse (the lips)

Derived forms of round

roundness, noun

Word Origin for round

C13: from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus round, from rota a wheel

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Cultural definitions for round

A song that can be begun at different times by different singers, but with harmonious singing (see harmony) as the result. “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” is a round.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Other Idioms and Phrases with round

In addition to the idioms beginning with round

  • round and round
  • round figures
  • round off
  • round on
  • round out
  • round peg in a square hole
  • round robin
  • round the bend
  • round trip
  • round up

also see:

  • all year round
  • bring around (round)
  • come around (round)
  • get around (round)
  • in round numbers
  • in the round
  • make the rounds
  • other way round
  • pull round
  • rally around

Also see underaround.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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