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Advanced English dictionary

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adjective, adverb, preposition, noun, verb
+ adjective (rounder, roundest)
1 shaped like a circle or a ball: a round table / plate + These glasses suit people with round faces. + The fruit are small and round. + Rugby isn't played with a round ball. + the discovery that the world is round + The child was watching it all with big round eyes (= showing interest). + a T-shirt with a round neck
See also - ROUND-EYED, ROUND-TABLE
2 having a curved shape: the round green hills of Donegal + round brackets (= in punctuation) + She had a small mouth and round pink cheeks.
3 [only before noun] a round figure or amount is one that is given as a whole number, usually one ending in 0 or 5: Make it a round figure-say forty dollars. + Two thousand is a nice round number-put that down. + Well, in round figures (= not giving the exact figures) we've spent twenty thousand so far.
roundness noun [U] (written): His face had lost its boyish roundness.
+ adverb (especially BrE) (AmE usually around) For the special uses of round in phrasal verbs, look at the verb entries. For example, the meaning of come round to sth is given in the phrasal verb section of the entry for come.
1 moving in a circle: Everybody joins hands and dances round. + How do you make the wheels go round? + The children were spinning round and round. + (figurative) The thought kept going round and round in her head.
2 measuring or marking the edge or outside of sth: a young tree measuring only 18 inches round + They've built a high fence all round to keep intruders out.
3 on all sides of sb/sth: A large crowd had gathered round to watch.
4 at various places in an area: People stood round waiting for something to happen.
5 in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way: He turned the car round and drove back again. + She looked round at the sound of his voice.
6 to the other side of sth: We walked round to the back of the house. + The road's blocked-you'll have to drive the long way round.
7 from one place, person, etc. to another: They've moved all the furniture round. + He went round interviewing people about local traditions. + Pass the biscuits round. + Have we enough cups to go round?
8 (informal) to or at a particular place, especially where sb lives: I'll be round in an hour. + We've invited the Frasers round this evening. - AROUND
Idioms: round about
1 in the area near a place: in Oxford and the villages round about
2 approximately: We're leaving round about ten. + A new roof will cost round about £3 000.
more at TIME
+ preposition
(especially BrE) (AmE usually around)
1 in a circle: the first woman to sail round the world + The earth moves round the sun.
2 on, to or from the other side of sth: Our house is round the next bend. + There she is, coming round the corner. + There must be a way round the problem.
3 on all sides of sb/sth; surrounding sb/sth: She put her arms round him. + He had a scarf round his neck. + They were all sitting round the table.
4 in or to many parts of sth: She looked all round the room.
5 to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc: He has to organize his life round the kids. - AROUND
Idioms: round here near where you are now or where you live: There are no decent schools round here.
+ noun
stage in process
1 a set of events which form part of a longer process: the next round of peace talks + a new round of pay bargaining + the final round of voting in the election
in sport
2 a stage in a sports competition: the qualifying rounds of the National Championships + Rafter was knocked out of the tournament in the third round.
3 a stage in a boxing or WRESTLING match: The fight only lasted five rounds.
4 a complete game of golf; a complete way around the COURSE in some other sports, such as SHOWJUMPING: We played a round of golf. + the first horse to jump a clear round
regular activities / route
5 a regular series of activities: the daily round of school life + Her life is one long round of parties and fun.
6 a regular route that sb takes when delivering or collecting sth; a regular series of visits that sb makes: Dr Green was on her daily ward rounds. + (BrE) a postman on his delivery round + Four soldiers patrolled the area and an officer made his rounds at frequent intervals.
See also - MILK ROUND, PAPER ROUND
drinks
7 a number of drinks bought by one person for all the others in a group: a round of drinks + It's my round (= it is my turn to pay for the next set of drinks).
bread
8 (BrE) a whole slice of bread; sandwiches made from two whole slices of bread: Who's for another round of toast? + two rounds of beef sandwiches
circular object
9 a circular object or piece of sth: Cut the pastry into rounds.
of applause / cheers
10 ~ of applause / cheers a short period during which people show their approval of sb/sth by CLAPPING, etc: There was a great round of applause when the dance ended.
shot
11 a single shot from a gun; a bullet for one shot: They fired several rounds at the crowd. + We only have three rounds of ammunition left.
song
12 (music) a song for two or more voices in which each sings the same tune but starts at a different time
Idioms: do / go the rounds (of sth)
1 (BrE) (AmE make the rounds) if news or a joke does the rounds, it is passed on quickly from one person to another
2 (BrE) (also make the rounds AmE, BrE) to go around from place to place, especially when looking for work or support for a political CAMPAIGN, etc: He's doing the rounds of insurance firms. + The Vice-President made the rounds of television talk shows.
in the round
1 (of a work of art) made so that it can be seen from all sides: an opportunity to see Canova's work in the round
2 (of a theatre or play) with the people watching all around a central stage
+ verb
1 [VN] to go around a corner of a building, a bend in the road, etc: The boat rounded the tip of the island. + We rounded the bend at high speed.
2 to make sth into a round shape; to form into a round shape: [VN] She rounded her lips and whistled. + [V] His eyes rounded with horror.
3 [VN] ~ sth (up / down) (to sth) to increase or decrease a number to the next highest or lowest whole number
Phrasal Verbs: round sth<->off (with sth)
1 (AmE also round sth<->out) to finish an activity or complete sth in a good or suitable way: She rounded off the tour with a concert at Carnegie Hall.
2 to take the sharp or rough edges off sth: You can round off the corners with sandpaper.
round on sb to suddenly speak angrily to sb and criticize or attack them: He rounded on journalists, calling them 'a pack of vultures'.
round sb/sth<->up
1 to find and gather together people, animals or things: I rounded up a few friends for a party. + The cattle are rounded up in the evenings.
2 if police or soldiers round up a group of people, they find them and arrest or capture them: A number of suspects were rounded up and questioned.
related noun ROUND-UP

Thesaurus dictionary

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adj.

1 circular; disc-shaped, discoid, disc-like:

I prefer a round table to a square one. She made a round motion to demonstrate the shape

2 ring-shaped, annular, hoop-shaped, hoop-like:

The track is oval, not round.

3 spherical, ball-shaped, ball-like, globular, spheroid, spheroidal, globe-shaped, globelike, globate, orb-shaped, orb-like, orbicular:

You will never convince me that the earth is round - I know what I see

4 curved, curvilinear, rounded, arched:

The round chisel is used to cut these grooves.

5 exact, precise, complete, entire, full:

That makes a round hundred times you have asked me the same question.

6 approximate, rough, rounded (off or up or down), whole:

In round numbers, that makes 40 per cent For and 60 per cent Against.

7 rounded, mellow, full, vibrant, reverberant, reverberating, sonorous, rich, mellifluous, orotund, pear-shaped:

Couldn't you listen forever to those beautiful round tones sung by Fischer-Dieskau?

8 plain, honest, straightforward, direct, unvarnished, unembellished, unelaborated, outspoken, candid, truthful, frank, open, blunt, Colloq upfront:

They delivered what they had to say in round, assertive statements.

9 Chiefly Brit return:

We made the round trip to Bristol in less than three hours.

n.

10 circle, disc; ring, hoop, annulus; ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead:

The moulding has a repeated pattern of a round alternating with three vertical grooves

11 cycle, series, sequence, succession, bout, spell:

The current round of talks on the economy is expected to last for three days. There was the usual round of parties on New Year's Eve

12 Often, rounds. beat, route, routine, circuit, course, tour, turn, ambit:

The milkman still makes his daily rounds in England.

13 heat, stage, level, turn:

After each round in the tournament, the losers are eliminated, reducing the competitors by half.

14 spell, period, run, spate, bout, outburst, burst, volley:

Each new acrobat who added to the human pyramid got a round of applause

15 bullet, cartridge, charge, shell, (single) shot:

Each man was given only ten rounds of ammunition.

v.

16 turn, go (a)round:

The car rounded the corner on two wheels.

17 orbit, circumnavigate, go (a)round, circle, encircle:

He rounded the earth in the fastest recorded time.

18 round off or out. complete, close, end, bring to an end or completion or a close, finish:

Tim suggested we round off the evening with a rubber of bridge.

19 round up. gather, assemble, muster, draw or pull or get together, collect, herd, marshal, US and Canadian (of cattle or horses) corral, wrangle:

The police are rounding up witnesses who might have seen the shooting. More than 10,000 head of cattle have been rounded up for the drive.

prep.

20 about, around, encircling, enclosing; orbiting:

The fence round the site ought to keep out the curious. The new bypass round town ought to reduce local traffic

21 here and there in, about, around, throughout, all over, everywhere in:

Dad used to smoke and kept dozens of ash trays round the house.

22 about, around, nearby, in the neighbourhood or vicinity or (general) area of:

Whenever I want to see you alone, there are always people round you. Just look round you if you don't believe me.

adv.

23 around, about, in a circle or ring, on all sides:

Gather round and I'll tell you a story. Pass the hat round for Harry's farewell party

24 from beginning to end, from start to finish, through:

He now lives in France the year round.

25 in perimeter or periphery, around:

The indoor track is exactly one fifth of a mile round.

26 about, around, in the neighbourhood or vicinity or (general) area:

There isn't a soul for miles round.

27 around, in a circle or circuit, in or by a circular or circuitous route or path, circuitously:

This road goes round to the other side of the lake.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ series of events

ADJ.

ceaseless, endless, long

Life to him was one long round of parties.

| fresh, further, new

PREP.

~ of

a fresh round of peace talks

² regular series of visits, etc.

ADJ.

daily, weekly | milk, paper

VERB + ROUND

do, make

The milkman does his round very early.

PREP.

on sb's ~

a doctor on his round

³ number of drinks

VERB + ROUND

buy, order

I bought the last round.

PHRASES

It's my round.

(= It's my turn to buy the drinks.),

a round of drinks

We just had time for one more round of drinks.

⁴ part of a competition

ADJ.

first, second, etc.

Italy qualified for the second round of the tournament by beating Germany.

| opening, preliminary | final | qualifying

PREP.

in a/the ~

Australia were knocked out in the second round.

⁵ (in golf) one game

VERB + ROUND

have, play, shoot

PHRASES

a round of golf

We had a good round of golf today.

⁶ bullet/bullets

ADJ.

live | blank

VERB + ROUND

fire

The soldiers fired several blank rounds into the crowd.

ADV.

nicely

A coffee would round the meal off nicely.

PREP.

with

We rounded off the day with a picnic.

Concise English dictionary

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rounds|rounded|rounding|rounder|roundestraʊnd
noun
+a charge of ammunition for a single shot
+an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
+a regular route for a sentry or policeman
+(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
+the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
+the usual activities in your day
+(sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
+the course along which communications spread
+a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
+a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
+a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
+an outburst of applause
+a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
+any circular or rotating mechanism
verb
+wind around; move along a circular course
+make round
+be around
+pronounce with rounded lips
+attack in speech or writing
+bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
+express as a round number
+become round, plump, or shapely
adj.
+having a circular shape
+(of sounds) full and rich
+(mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
adv.
+from beginning to end; throughout

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