Meanings of the word round

1	0   0 To go around and see a patient in a hospital or other in-patient setting.

2	0   0 ROUND To estimate to a given place value.

3	0   0 ROUND 1 [usually plural] a series of visits to different people or places that are made as part of someone’s jobBoth doctors were out on their rounds.The bag was found by a postman on his morning delivery [..]

4	0   0 ROUND Describes a texture that is smooth, not coarse or tannic.

5	0   0 ROUND late 13c., from Anglo-French rounde, Old French roont (12c., Modern French rond), probably originally *redond, from Vulgar Latin *retundus (source also of Provençal redon, Spanish redondo, Old Italia [..]

6	0   0 ROUND early 14c., «a spherical body,» from round (adj.) and Old French roond. Compare Dutch rond, Danish and Swedish rund, German runde, all nouns from adjectives. Meaning «large round piece [..]

7	0   0 ROUND late 14c., «to make round,» from round (adj.). Sense of «make a circuit round» is from 1590s. Sense of «bring to completeness» is from c. 1600; meaning «to approxima [..]

8	0   0 ROUND  to change a number to a more convenient value.

9	0   0 ROUND A canon where the melody is sung in two or more voices. After the first voice begins, the next voice starts singing after a couple of measures are played in the preceding voice. All parts repeat continuously.

10	0   0 ROUND Type of gemstone facet where a gem is cut into a round shape. Also called «Brilliant Cut» or «Diamond Cut».

11	0   0 ROUND Planned pattern of drill holes fired in sequence in tunneling, shaft sinking, or stopping. First the cut holes are fired, followed by relief, lifter, and rib holes.

12	0   0 ROUND See trade round.

13	0   0 ROUND a complete circuit of (usually) 18 holes Example: How did your round go today?

14	0   0 ROUND a complete circuit of (usually) 18 holes

15	0   0 ROUND The round is in golf the designation for the whole 18 holes of a golf course and also for the score of those 18 holes. In case a golf course only provides nine holes or the golfer plays only nine holes, the term round can also refer to those nine holes.

16	0   0 ROUND A game of disc golf.  Can be 9 holes, 18 holes, 27 holes, etc as the course dictates.

17	0   0 ROUND — A round is the designated number of holes (usually 9, 18, or 27) for the particular play of a disc golf game.

18	0   0 ROUND having a circular shape a charge of ammunition for a single shot from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year a [..]

19	0   0 ROUND Round refers to the completion of 18 holes of golf. It also means the score registered by a golfer for those 18 holes.

20	0   0 ROUND A complete game of golf — 18 holes is one round ROUND ROBIN

21	0   0 ROUND A game of disc golf. Can be 9 holes, 18 holes, 27 holes, etc as the course dictates. Run Putt [phrase/approach-throw]

22	0   0 ROUND a completed game on the course that can be 9 or 18 holes.

23	0   0 ROUND 18 holes of golf. Example: "Do you want to get out and play a round on Thursday?"

24	0   0 ROUND Eighteen holes of golf, played in their proper sequence, followed by one or more additional rounds at the 19th hole.

25	0   0 ROUND A complete game of golf — 18 holes is one round

26	0   0 ROUND A complete game of golf. 18 holes.

27	0   0 ROUND Playing 18 holes of golf.

28	0   0 ROUND curved like a circle

29	0   0 ROUND the actions that take place behind the scenes to fill the turn meter and determine

30	0   0 ROUND A single unit of ammunition. Usage: "We shot almost a hundred HE rounds last night".

31	0   0 ROUND one cartridge of .303 ammunition. Ammunition was measured in number of rounds carried. Runup:

32	0   0 ROUND A round of ammunition comprised a projectile (shot or fuzed shell), a propelling charge and a means of igniting the propellant.

33	0   0 ROUND the projectile fired from one of these weapons

34	0   0 ROUND Dictionary of PHP Functions (PHP 3, PHP 4 )round — Rounds a floatfloat round ( float val [, int precision])More Info

35	0   0 ROUND  circle; circular movement.

36	0   0 ROUND  to finish off; to hem.

37	0   0 ROUND  to whisper.

38	0   0 ROUND kaylekhik

39	0   0 ROUND kon

40	0   0 ROUND One complete small arms cartridge.

41	0   0 ROUND A reporter’s specialist area of coverage, such as ‘a police round’. Reporters develop personal contacts in these areas who can give them information. Often called a ‘beat’ in [..]

42	0   0 ROUND To reduce the amount of significant figures or decimal places a number has. For example £178 rounded to the nearest £10 is £180.

43	0   0 ROUND A wholesale cut of a beef carcass which includes the posterior portion of the carcass from 2 inches anterior to the aitch bone.

44	0   0 ROUND One gaming event on a slot machine or at a table game.

45	0   0 ROUND Synonym for a cartridge.

46	0   0 ROUND To take a float or double and want the corresponding integer (possibly as a float, double, int or long) there are five basic algorithms you might use: round, ceil, floor, truncate and cover. In elemen [..]

47

0   0 ROUND The hind leg of beef extends from the rump to the ankle. Jamaican round is less tender than some cuts. There are six major sections into which the Jamaican round can be divided: the rump; the four main muscles (top round, sirloin tip, bottom round and eye of round); and the heel. The rump is a triangular cut taken from the upper part of the round. [..]

48	0   0 ROUND (n) a crosspiece between the legs of a chair(n) any circular or rotating mechanism(v) wind around; move along a circular course(v) make round(v) pronounce with rounded lips(v) attack in speech o [..]

49	0   0 ROUND The name of a binary feature, often abbreviated to ro. [+round] sounds are produced with rounded and protruded lips. Examples of [+round] sounds are ɔ w y.

50	0   0 ROUND rotundus

51	0   0 ROUND A watchman’s beat. He starts from one point, and comes round again to the same place.

52	0   0 ROUND To whisper. (Anglo-Saxon, runian; German, raunen, to whisper.) (See ROUNDED.)

53	0   0 ROUND Denotes whole, un-gutted fish with head and tail attached.

54	0   0 ROUND A unit of ammunition consisting of the primer, casing, propellant and bullet. A cartridge.

55	0   0 ROUND Rounded corner at the intersection of two lines or edges. Round refers to an exterior corner; an interior corner is known as a fillet. In DesignSpark Mechanical, rounds and fillets are both called rou [..]

56	0   0 ROUND In a block cipher, a group of operations applied as a unit that has an inverse that undoes the operation. Most block ciphers define a round operation and then apply that round operation numerous times [..]

57	0   0 ROUND similar to a canon; a musical piece in which each part joins in turn with the same melody, all following each other until all end.

58	0   0 ROUND [1,2] a circular or perpetual canon

59	0   0 ROUND A simple sung canon in which all voices enter on the same note after the same time interval.

60	0   0 ROUND A round is a piece in which all parts sing the same tune. The voices enter in turn, overlapping with each other.

61	0   0 ROUND High frequency rolloff or dip. Not edgy.

62	0   0 ROUND  An order of several drinks for two or more guests – often, repeated.

63	0   0 ROUND To sail round a buoy, promontory or other fixed point, at

64	0   0 ROUND A verb with a variety of meanings. To round in is to haul in quickly; to round up is to bring a sailing vessel head into the wind; to round down a tackle is to overhaul it; to round a mark is to pass [..]

65	0   0 ROUND A verb with a variety of meanings. To round in is to haul in quickly; to round up is to bring a sailing vessel head into the wind; to round down a tackle is to overhaul it; to round a mark is to pass [..]

66	0   0 ROUND Briskly or quickly.

67	0   0 ROUND A verb with a variety of meanings. To round in is to haul in quickly; to round up is to bring a sailing vessel head into the wind; to round down a tackle is to overhaul it; to round a mark is to pass [..]

68	0   0 ROUND To fully understand how the name “eye” came to be used for these cuts will require a small amount of mental geometry similar to visualizing the salami being sliced into round pieces. Once the larg [..]

69	0   0 ROUND Round wines feel opulent in your mouth. This trait can come from low acid wines and wines produced from fruit when the tannins were allowed to fully ripen.

70	0   0 ROUND Complete 18 holes of golf. (i.e. a round of golf is the playing of 18 holes)

71	0   0 ROUND Unit of time in a game which generally limits the number of actions a character can take before another creature / character can act.

72	0   0 ROUND A part of a session of bridge at a tournament during which the players and the boards remain at a table. When two boards are played during a round, its duration should be about 15 minutes. Three-board [..]

73	0   0 ROUND A player/team’s turn during a game. Each player has the option of throwing zero, one, two or three darts each round.

74	0   0 ROUND A single deal which ends with a player going out and point scoring. Also see "Game", "Hand" and "Target".

75	0   0 ROUND A three dart turn

76	0   0 ROUND Any 3 dart turn

77	0   0 ROUND (1) (slang) (of a hand) having 4-3-3-3 distribution

78	0   0 ROUND A stage of a backgammon tournament – players are paired in brackets and play each other to see who will advance to the next round.

79	0   0 ROUND A discrete unit of game time, generally a few seconds long and most important during combat. In high-pressure situations, rounds allow every character a chance to act in turn and help keep the game fl [..]

80	0   0 ROUND the period of time beginning with the start of the Villain turn, proceeding through each of the Hero turns, and ending with the end of the Environment turn.

81	0   0 ROUND A specified number of deals during a duplicate bridge session during which the players remain at the same table.

82	0   0 ROUND Tournament play consists of a set number of rounds, with each Duelist playing one Match per round.  The number of rounds in a tournament is usually determined by attendance, with more rounds for events with more Duelists.

83	0   0 ROUND One complete deal, in which all players have acted on their hands, wins have been paid off, and losses collected.

84	0   0 ROUND Rounds are the amount of time the Players will have to play, determined by Scenario

85	0   0 ROUND up: a type of article that includes multiple mini-articles on different topics or places around a theme

86	0   0 ROUND A type of brush with a round ferrule, round body and round tip.

87	0   0 ROUND A circular parachute of classic shape

88	0   0 ROUND A complete item of ammunition with all components present to allow the firing of one shot. It can take several forms: a) for modern metallic ammunition it consists of a cartridge case with fitted prim [..]

89	0   0 ROUND lang=en 1600s=1678 |1800s=1843 * »’1678»’ — . »». *: Let us go on, said Hopeful, lest the man with the whip overtake us again. [2 Cor. 5:7] You should have taught me that lesson, which I will [..]

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Alternative forms[edit]

• around
• ron (Bermuda)

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaʊnd/
• Rhymes: -aʊnd

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Compare the doublets rotund and rotunda.

Adjective[edit]

round (comparative rounder or more round, superlative roundest or most round)

1. (physical) Of shape:
   1. Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.

      We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.
   2. Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.

      The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat.

   3. Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.

      Our child’s bed has round corners for safety.

   4. Plump.

      • 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 2, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:

        If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.

2. Complete, whole, not lacking.

   The baker sold us a round dozen.

   • 1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Enid”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 47:

     Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon: / A stranger meeting them had surely thought, / They rode so slowly and they look’d so pale, / That each had suffer’d some exceeding wrong.

3. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

   One hundred is a nice round number.

4. (phonetics) Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.

   • 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 421:

     «Supposing somebody sees you, with all those flowers too? Supposing somebody writes him a letter? Ooooh!» (a pure round open Tamil O.)

5. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.

   a round answer; a round oath

   • 1867, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature

     the round assertion

   • c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii], page 261, column 2:

     Sir Toby, I muſt be round with you.

6. Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
   • 1622, Henry Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman

     In his satires Horace is quick, round, and […] pleasant.

7. Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
8. Large in magnitude.
   • 1854, Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste: Or, Transcendental Gastronomy‎^[1], page 108:

     By raising turkeys the farmers were able the more surely to pay their rents. Young girls often acquired a very sufficient dowry, and towns-folk who wished to eat them had to pay round prices for them.

9. (authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.

   Antonym: flat

10. (architecture) Vaulted.

Synonyms[edit]

• (circular): circular, cylindrical, discoid
• (spherical): spherical
• (of corners that lack sharp angles): rounded
• (plump): plump, rotund
• (not lacking): complete, entire, whole
• (of a number): rounded
• (pronounced with the lips drawn together): rounded

Derived terms[edit]

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• Acton Round

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

round (plural rounds)

1. A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
   • 1910, Emerson Hough, “A Lady in Company”, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 6:

     Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. […] She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.

   • 1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber 2005, page 50:

     All at once the sun was through, a round of dulled silver, racing slantwise through the clouds yet always staying in the same place.

2. A circular or repetitious route.

   hospital rounds

   The prison guards have started their nightly rounds.

   • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXXIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 257:

     Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cossack stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew’s cap and bells.

3. A general outburst from a group of people at an event.

   The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two.

4. A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
6. A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.

   They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.

   • 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “Retribution”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC, page 594:

     There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress’s castle.

   • 1978, “Last Summer”, in Blondes Have More Fun, performed by Rod Stewart:

     I said I did impersonations would you like to see
     Turned around to buy her one more round

7. A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
   • 2009 May 26, Patrick Condon, «Boy with cancer, mom return home», Associated Press, printed in Austin American-Statesman, page A4:

     Daniel underwent one round of chemotherapy in February but stopped after that single treatment, citing religious beliefs.

8. One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
9. (art) A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
10. A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.
11. (sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
    • 2002 April 19, Scott Tobias, Fightville[2], The A.V. Club:

      And though Fightville, an MMA documentary from the directors of the fine Iraq War doc Gunner Palace, presents it more than fairly, the sight of a makeshift ring getting constructed on a Louisiana rodeo ground does little to shake the label. Nor do the shots of ringside assistants with spray bottles and rags, mopping up the blood between rounds

12. A stage, level, set of events in a game
    1. (sports) A stage in a competition.

       qualifying rounds of the championship

    2. (sports) In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
    3. (video games) A stage or level of a game.

       • 1981, Tom Hirschfeld, How to Master the Video Games, page 88:

         When the player uses one shell to complete a round within 50 seconds, it vanishes forever. At the end of two successful rounds, for instance, the player has only two shells to pick from during docking.

    4. (card games) The play after each deal.
13. (engineering, drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.
14. A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.

    All furniture in the nursery had rounds on the edges and in the crevices.

15. (butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.
16. (dated) A rung, as of a ladder.

    • All the rounds like Jacob’s ladder rise.

    • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Pulpit”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 42:

      The perpendicular parts of this side ladder, as is usually the case with swinging ones, were of cloth-covered rope, only the rounds were of wood, so that at every step there was a joint.

17. A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
18. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.

    the round of the seasons    a round of pleasures

    • 1889, Mathilde Blind, “[Love in Exile. Song X.] ‘On Life’s Long Round’.”, in The Ascent of Man, London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC, stanza 1, page 177:

      On life’s long round by chance I found
      A dell impearled with dew,
      Where hyacinths, gushing from the ground,
      Lent to the earth heaven’s native hue
      Of holy blue.

19. A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
    • c. 1732, George Granville, Women

      Women to cards may be compar’d: we play
      A round or two; when us’d, we throw away.

    • 1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, book II (Pleasure), page 437:

      […] the Feaſt was ſerv’d; the Bowl was crown’d;
      To the King’s Pleaſure went the mirthful Round: […]

20. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.

    Synonym: routine

    • 1827, [John Keble], “Morning”, in The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays throughout the Year, volume I, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [B]y W. Baxter, for J. Parker; and C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington, […], →OCLC, page 4:

      The trivial round, the common task,
      Would furnish all we ought to ask; […]

21. A circular dance.

    • 1634 October 9 (first performance), [John Milton], H[enry] Lawes, editor, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC:

      Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,
      In a light fantastic round.

22. Rotation, as in office; succession.

    • 1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:

      A Cave […] ,
      Where light and darkness in perpetual round
      Lodge and dislodge by turns.

23. A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
24. An assembly; a group; a circle.

    a round of politicians

25. A brewer’s vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
26. (archaic) A vessel filled, as for drinking.
27. (nautical) A round-top.
28. A round of beef.

Synonyms[edit]

• (song with each subset starting at a different time): canon
• (hindquarters of a bovine): rump

Antonyms[edit]

• (rounded inside edge): fillet

Hyponyms[edit]

• (song with each subset starting at a different time): catch

Derived terms[edit]

• round of applause

Translations[edit]

Preposition[edit]

round

1. (rare in US) Alternative form of around

   I look round the room quickly to make sure it’s neat.

   • 1782, William Cowper, The Progress of Error

     The serpent Error twines round human hearts.

Derived terms[edit]

• go round
• look round

Translations[edit]

Postposition[edit]

round

1. (rare in US) Alternative form of around

   The farmer fed his cow hay all the year round.

Adverb[edit]

round (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of around

Derived terms[edit]

• turnround (from turn round)
• wrapround, wrap-round (from the verb wrap round)

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

round (third-person singular simple present rounds, present participle rounding, simple past and past participle rounded)

1. (transitive) To shape something into a curve.

   The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.

   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     Worms with many feet, which round themselves into balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.

   • The figures on our modern medals are raised and rounded to a very great perfection.

2. (intransitive) To become shaped into a curve.
3. (with «out») To finish; to complete; to fill out.

   She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.

   • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

     We are such stuff
     As dreams are made on, and our little life
     Is rounded with a sleep.

4. (intransitive) To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.

   Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred.

5. (transitive) To turn past a boundary.

   Helen watched him until he rounded the corner.

6. (intransitive) To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).

   As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm.

7. (transitive, baseball) To advance to home plate.

   And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones.

8. (transitive) To go round, pass, go past.

   • 2011 March 2, Andy Campbell, “Celtic 1 — 0 Rangers”, in BBC‎^[3]:

     Diouf rounded Zaluska near the byeline and crossed but Daniel Majstorovic headed away and Celtic eventually mopped up the danger.

9. To encircle; to encompass.

   Synonym: surround

   • c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

     The inclusive verge
     Of golden metal that must round my brow.

10. To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.

    • c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

      The queen your mother rounds apace.

    • So rounds he to a separate mind,
      From whence clear memory may begin.

11. (medicine, colloquial) To do ward rounds.
12. (obsolete, intransitive) To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
13. (obsolete, intransitive) To go or turn round; to wheel about.

Derived terms[edit]

• round off
• round out
• round up
• round down

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

• ’round

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English rounen, from Old English rūnian (“to whisper, talk low, talk secrets, consipre, talk secretly”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnōną (“to talk secrets, whisper, decide”), *raunijaną (“to investigate, examine, prove”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)rewə-, *(e)rwō- (“to trace, find out, look out”). Cognate with Scots roun (“to converse with in whispers, speak privately”), Middle Low German rūnen (“to whisper”), Middle Dutch ruinen (“to whisper”), German raunen (“to whisper, murmur”), Old English rūn (“whisper, secret, mystery”), Swedish röna (“to meet with, experience”). More at rune.

Verb[edit]

round (third-person singular simple present rounds, present participle rounding, simple past and past participle rounded)

1. (intransitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
2. (transitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

   • c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

     rounded in the ear

   • c. 1617, David Calderwood (quoted as saying to King James VI)

     The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, «Ye are not a wise man,» […] he rounded likewise to the bishop, and said, «Wherefore brought ye me here?»

   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], chapter I, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 2, section 4, member IV:

     Tiberius the emperor […] perceiving a fellow round a dead corse in the ear, would needs know wherefore he did so […]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English roun, from Old English rūn (“whisper, secret, mystery”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō, *raunō (“a whisper, secret, secret sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)rewə-, *(e)rwō- (“to trace, find out, look out”). Cognate with Scots roun, round (“a whisper, secret story”), German raunen (“to whisper, say secretly”), Swedish rön (“findings, observations, experience”).

Noun[edit]

round (plural rounds)

1. (archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A whisper; whispering.
2. (archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Discourse; song.

Anagrams[edit]

• Duron

Chinese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English round.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (younger speakers of Hong Kong Cantonese) IPA^(key): /ɹaːu̯n⁵⁵/, /ɹaːu̯ŋ⁵⁵/

Noun[edit]

round

1. (Cantonese) walk; stroll (a returning one) (Classifier: 個／个 c)

   打round [Cantonese]  ―  daa² laang¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to take a walk around

2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) round (serving of something) (Classifier: 個／个 c)

   呢個round，我嘅！／呢个round，我嘅！ [Cantonese]  ―  ni¹ go³ waang¹, ngo⁵ ge³! [Jyutping]  ―  I’ll be paying for drinks in this round!

3. (Hong Kong Cantonese) round; turn (Classifier: 個／个 c)

Classifier[edit]

round

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Classifier for events that occurs in rounds or turns.

See also[edit]

• 搞round

References[edit]

• English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English round.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.und/

Noun[edit]

round m (plural rounds)

1. (sports, chiefly boxing) round

   Synonym: tour

   • 2015, “Bonjour”, performed by Emicida ft. Féfé:

     Trop de parents qu’ont pas un rond
     Trop de casaniers qui tiendront pas un round de plus

     Too many parents who don’t have a cent
     Too many homebodies who won’t last another round

Further reading[edit]

• “round”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English round.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈrawnd/
• Rhymes: -awnd

Noun[edit]

round m (invariable)

1. (sports) round
2. round (session or series)

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English round.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈraw̃d͡ʒ/

Noun[edit]

round m (plural rounds)

1. (martial arts) round (segment of a fight)

   Synonym: assalto

2. (figurative) a stage of a dispute, confrontation or other difficult endeavour

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English round.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈraund/ [ˈrãũn̪d̪]
• Rhymes: -aund

Noun[edit]

round m (plural rounds)

1. (martial arts) round

Usage notes[edit]

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

round raund

1. шар

   this earthly round ― Земля

2. небесный свод
3. круг, предмет, имеющий форму круга
4. ломтик (хлеба и т. п.)

   a round of toast ― гренок

   two rounds of ham and one of beef ― два бутерброда с ветчиной
   и один с говядиной

5. окружность, кольцо

   to dance in a round ― двигаться по кругу (о танцующих)

6. круговое движение; кругооборот; круговорот

   the earth’s yearly round ― годовое вращение Земли

7. обход

   doctor’s round ― обход врачом больных

   the night watchman makes his rounds every hour ― ночной сторож
   совершает обход каждый час

   to go (to make) the round of ― совершать обход

8. воен. поверка караулов
9. прогулка, поездка

   to make a round of the country ― совершить поездку по стране

10. ряд; цикл; серия

    the daily round ― повседневные дела

    a round of pleasures ― вихрь удовольствий

    a round of duties ― круг обязанностей

    to make a round of visits ― нанести ряд визитов

    the whole round of knowledge ― весь цикл знаний

11. тур, этап

    second round ― второй тур (выборов и т. п.)

12. раунд, тур (переговоров)
13. круг, группа (людей)

    a round of politicians ― группа политических деятелей

14. хоровод; круговой танец
15. танец, в котором пары двигаются по кругу (вальс и т. п.)
16. (the round) круглая скульптура
17. огузок и кострец
18. очередная порция спиртного

    they had another round ― они выпили еще по одной

    this round is on me ― моя очередь платить (за вино)

19. спорт. игра, партия; тур игры

    to have a round of cards ― сыграть партию в карты

20. пулька (фехтование)
21. схватка, раунд (бокс)
22. воен. выстрел; патрон

    round of ammunition ― патрон, комплект выстрела

23. взрыв (аплодисментов и т. п.)

    a round of cheers ― несмолкаемые аплодисменты, овация

24. круглая ступенька (стремянки)
25. реакт. снаряд

    ballistic round ― баллистический снаряд

26. горн. комплект шпуров

    honour round ― спорт. круг почета

    to go (to make) the round of ― циркулировать (о слухах и т. п.);
    переходить из уст в уста

    the news quickly went the round of the village ― новость
    облетела всю деревню

    in the round ― объемный; видный со всех сторон; всесторонне
    показанный или описанный

27. круглый; шарообразный, сферический

    as round as a ball ― круглый как шар

    the round world ― земной шар

    round hand (text) ― круглый почерк; полигр. шрифт рондо

    round shoulders (back) ― сутулость

    round brackets ― круглые скобки

    round timber ― лес. кругляк

    round arch ― архит. полукруглая арка

28. полный, пухлый, с округлыми формами

    round cheeks ― пухлые щеки

    round arms ― полные руки

29. круговой

    round game ― игра в карты, в которой каждый играет за себя

    round towel ― полотенце на ролике

30. грубый, приблизительный (о сумме и т. п.)

    his year’s profit was about $5000 as a round figure ― его
    годовой доход составлял приблизительно 5000 долларов

31. круглый (о числе)

    a round figure ― круглая цифра (-ое число)

    a round guess ― подсчет с округлением, приблизительный подсчет

32. целый, без дробей (о числе)
33. эмоц-усил. целый; не меньше чем

    a round ton ― целая тонна, не меньше тонны

    round dozen ― целая дюжина

34. большой, крупный, значительный (о сумме и т. п.)

    a good round sum ― порядочная (кругленькая) сумма

    at a good round price ― по высокой цене

35. быстрый, энергичный (о движении)

    round pace ― быстрый темп

    at a round trot ― крупной рысью

36. мягкий, густой, звучный, глубокий (о голосе, звуке)
37. приятный, нетерпкий (о вине)
38. свободный, легкий, гладкий, плавный

    round style ― гладкий слог

39. закругленный; законченный (о фразе, предложении)
40. законченный, отделанный (о романе и т. п.)
41. изображенный всесторонне, со всем правдоподобием;
    полнокровный (об образе)

42. прямой, откровенный; искренний; резкий

    round unvarnished tale ― неприкрашенная история; правда-матка

    round oath ― крепкое ругательство

    to scold smb. in round terms ― распекать кого-л., не стесняясь
    в выражениях

    she tells you home truths in the roundest manner ― она без
    обиняков говорит (вам) горькую истину

43. фон. лабиализованный (о звуке)
44. наполненный (о парусе)
45. потрошеный (о рыбе)

    a round O ― круг;
    (ровно) ничего

    a round peg in a square hole, a square peg in a round hole
    ― человек не на своем месте

    round dealing ― сл. честное отношение (-ая практика)

46. указывает на движение по кругу, спирали или на вращение
    кругом

    to go round in a circle ― ходить по кругу

    to run round ― бегать по кругу

    to go round and round ― вертеться, кружиться

    the wheels went (turned) round ― колеса вертелись (вращались)

47. указывает на передачу чего-л. (по кругу), часто передается
    глагольными приставками об-, раз-

    to hand (to pass) smth. round ― передавать по кругу (чашу и
    т. п.)

    to deal round ― сдавать (карты)

    there is not enough to go round ― на всех не хватит; всем
    раздать не удастся

48. указывает на распространение чего-л. среди группы лиц;
    передается глагольной приставкой раз- и др.

    hand the papers round ― раздайте всем (письменные) работы

    the news was soon carried round ― новость быстро
    распространилась

    a money subscription is going round ― подписной лист ходит
    по рукам

49. указывает на движение кружным путем, в обход, кругом;
    часто передается глагольными приставками

    don’t come across, come round ― не ходите прямо, идите кругом
    (в обход, обойдите кругом)

    a (long) way round ― кружный путь

    he took a long way round ― он сделал большой крюк

50. указывает на нахождение рядом, по соседству

    from every village round ― из всех окрестных деревень

    what are you hanging round for? ― разг. что вы здесь
    околачиваетесь (болтаетесь)?

51. указывает на нахождение или распространение по всей
    площади, по всему району и т. п. по; передается тж. глагольными
    приставками

    all the country round ― по всей стране

    all round, right round ― кругом, везде вокруг

    there were blossoming shrubs all round ― вокруг были цветущие
    кусты

    a garden with a wall all (right) round ― сад, окруженный со
    всех сторон стеной

    a room hung round with pictures ― комната, увешанная картинами

    the peddler went round with his goods ― разносчик ходил со
    своим товаром из дома в дом или из деревни в деревню и т. п.

52. указывает на осмотр дома, музея и т. п. по

    to conduct smb. round ― провести кого-л. по дому, музею и т. п.

    let’s go into town and look round (have a look round)
    ― давайте пойдем в город и все осмотрим

53. указывает на изменение направления или движение в
    противоположную сторону; часто передается глагольными
    приставками

    everyone turned round ― все обернулись

    turn your chair round and face me ― поверни стул и сядь лицом
    ко мне

    the wind has gone round to the north ― ветер повернул на север

54. указывает на изменение позиции, точки зрения и т. п.

    to talk smb. round ― переубедить кого-л.

    to come round to smb.’s opinion ― присоединиться к
    чьему-л. мнению, согласиться с кем-л.

    we soon won him round ― мы скоро привлекли (переманили) его
    на свою сторону

55. разг. указывает на приход куда-л. или к кому-л., доставку
    чего-л. куда-л.

    to ask smb. round for the evening ― пригласить кого-л. зайти
    вечерком

    to bring smb. round ― привести кого-л. с собой

    I’ll call round at eight ― я зайду в восемь

    send round for the doctor ― пошли(те) за доктором

    come round and see me ― заходи(те) в гости

    what will this year bring round? ― что принесет этот год?

56. указывает на измерение объема в окружности, в обхвате

    the town walls are 3000 yards round ― стены города имеют 3000
    ярдов в окружности

    her waist measures are thirty inches round ― объем ее талии
    тридцать дюймов

57. указывает на измерение площади по радиусу: в радиусе

    for a mile round ― в радиусе мили

58. указывает на повторение чего-л. через определенные
    промежутки времени: опять, снова

    winter came round ― опять (снова) пришла зима

59. указывает на протекание действия в течение всего периода
    времени

    he worked the whole year round ― он проработал весь (целый) год

60. ам. разг. указывает на неточное определение чего-л.:
    приблизительно, около

    it happened somewhere round there ― это случилось где-то там

    the child played round ― ребенок играл где-то неподалеку

61. в сочетании

    round about ― вокруг, кругом; рядом; обратно, в обратном
    направлении; кружным путем, в обход; вокруг да около

    they worked in the villages round about ― они работали в
    окрестных деревнях

    they turned round about and left ― они повернулись и ушли

    to go round about to a place ― идти куда-л. кружным путем
    (в обход)

    he came round about and slowly to these conclusions ― не прямым
    путем и не сразу он пришел к этим выводам

    taken all round ― в целом, в общем

    taking it all round ― обсудив это со всех сторон; приняв все
    во внимание

    to argue round and round ― спорить не по существу; вертеться
    вокруг да около

    to bring smb. round ― привести кого-л. в чувство (после
    обморока)

    to come round ― приходить в чувство (в себя) (после обморока);
    выздоравливать

    to sleep the clock round ― проспать полсуток; сочетания с
    др. словами см. под соответствующими словами

62. округлять, делать круглым

    amazement rounded her eyes ― от изумления ее глаза округлились

63. округляться, полнеть

    the little green apples grew and rounded and yellowed
    ― небольшие зеленые яблоки созрели, налились и пожелтели

64. фон. лабиализировать (звук)
65. округлять (числа)
66. надуваться, раздуваться, наполняться (о парусе)
67. завершать, заканчивать; закругляться

    to round a phrase ― закруглить фразу

68. (into) развиваться, превращаться в

    a boy rounds into manhood ― мальчик становится мужчиной

69. (into) заканчиваться, завершаться (чем-л.)

    the talk rounded into a plan ― беседа завершилась выработкой
    плана

70. огибать, обходить кругом

    to round a bend ― огибать (обходить) поворот

    to round (the) mark ― обходить знак `буй` (парусный спорт)

    the ship rounded the cape ― корабль обогнул мыс

    to round a corner ― свернуть за угол

71. разг. (on, upon) набрасываться, накидываться на кого-л.;
    обрушивать поток брани

    it took me by surprise to be rounded on in that way ― я никак
    не ожидал, что на меня так накинутся

    his companion rounded on him with a torrent of abusive
    language ― попутчик обрушил на него поток брани

72. разг. (on, upon) доносить (на кого-л.)
73. разг. обойти, обвести, обмануть (кого-л.)
74. подрезать уши (собаке)
75. редк. повертывать
76. редк. повертываться

    he rounded to look at me ― он повернулся, чтобы посмотреть
    на меня

    to round on one’s heel ― резко повернуться (к кому-л.) спиной

77. мор. приводить к ветру
78. указывает на движение вокруг чего-л. или вращение вокруг
    оси: вокруг

    to row round the island ― объехать на лодке остров

    the Moon revolves (turns) round the Earth ― Луна вращается
    вокруг Земли

    the wheel goes round an axle ― колесо вертится на оси

    look round you ― посмотрите вокруг (себя)

79. указывает на огибание предмета; часто передается глагольной
    приставкой об-

    to go round an obstacle ― обойти препятствие

    her arm went round the child ― она обняла ребенка

    round the corner ― за углом; за угол

    a store round the corner ― магазин за углом

    to turn round the corner ― завернуть (повернуть, свернуть)
    за угол

80. указывает на движение по кривой: по

    they did not sail across the bay, but went round it ― они
    поплыли не прямо через залив, а вдоль берега

81. указывает на нахождение вокруг предмета: вокруг, кругом

    the children were sitting round the table ― дети сидели
    вокруг стола

    she had a necklace round her neck ― у нее на шее было ожерелье

82. указывает на разг. нахождение по соседству, рядом,
    в окрестности: около

    it’s somewhere round here ― это где-то здесь рядом

    farms round Cleveland ― фермы в окрестностях Кливленда

    there was a crowd round the church ― у церкви была толпа

83. указывает на (часто all round) протекание действия по
    всему району, по всей территории: вокруг; по

    the toys were round the room ― игрушки были разбросаны по
    всей комнате

    the shells were bursting all round us ― со всех сторон вокруг
    нас рвались снаряды

84. указывает на движение в каком-л. пространстве: по

    blood circulates round the body ― кровь циркулирует по
    всему телу

    to hawk one’s wares round the streets ― торговать вразнос

85. указывает на осмотр дома, музея и т. п.

    to go round the house ― осмотреть (обойти) дом

    to take (to show, to walk) smb. round the town ― показывать
    кому-л. город

    they went round the museum ― они осмотрели музей

86. указывает на измерение объема, окружности: в

    she measures 70 cm round the waist ― объем ее талии 70 см

87. указывает на протекание процесса в течение всего периода
    времени

    he worked round the day ― он проработал весь день

88. указывает на приблизительное определение числа, суммы и
    т. п.: около

    it will be somewhere round a hundred pounds ― это будет стоить
    около ста фунтов

89. указывает на приблизительное определение времени: около

    round midday ― около полудня

    round 1960 ― примерно в 1960 году

90. по поводу

    to write an article round smth. ― написать статью по поводу
    чего-л., построить статью вокруг какого-л. факта

91. в сочетании

    round about ― вокруг, кругом; со всех сторон; вокруг; около,
    примерно

    go round about the house ― обойди вокруг дома

    the children danced round about the Christmas-tree ― дети
    танцевали вокруг елки

    the shells were bursting round about him ― вокруг него рвались
    снаряды

    the enemy took up positions round about the city ― неприятель
    занял позиции вокруг города

    round about midday ― около полудня

    round the clock ― двенадцать часов; сутки

    he slept round the clock ― он проспал (целые) сутки

    to come (to get, to go) round smb. ― обойти (обмануть,
    перехитрить) кого-л.

    to argue round (and round) a subject ― без конца обсуждать
    что-л.; ходить вокруг да около

92. уст. говорить таинственным шепотом

    to round smb. in the ear ― шептать кому-л. на ухо