round

round is on the Basic English 850 List.

rough - round - rub

round is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

room - round - rule

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈraʊnd/
• SAMPA: /"raUnd/

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Preposition

Preposition round

1. If ${\displaystyle x}$ is round ${\displaystyle y}$, ${\displaystyle y}$ is in the middle and ${\displaystyle x}$ is on all sides.

   Everyone stood round the fire to keep warm.

2. If you turn or look round, you are now facing the opposite direction.

   She turned round to see what had made the noise.

Synonyms

• around

Related words

• around

Adjective

Positive round

Comparative rounder

Superlative roundest

1. Something is round if it's like a circle or like part of a circle. It is curved, not straight.

• 
  A circle is round.
• 
  A ball is round.
• 
  A cylinder is round.

Synonyms

• circular
• spherical

Verb

Plain form round

Third-person singular rounds

Past tense rounded

Past participle rounded

Present participle rounding

1. (transitive) If you round something, you make it round, like a circle or a sphere.
2. (transitive) If you round a number, you approximate it with a less precise number.

   You round 47.3 to 47. You round 47.6 to 48.