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adjective
- 1. shaped like or approximately like a circle or cylinder: "she was seated at a small, round table"
- 2. shaped like or approximately like a sphere: "a round glass ball"
noun
- 1. a circular piece of a particular substance: "cut the pastry into rounds"
- 2. an act of visiting each of a number of people or places: "she did the rounds of her family to say goodbye"
adverb
- 1. variant of around British
preposition
- 1. variant of around British
verb
- 1. pass and go around (something) so as to move on in a changed direction: "the ship rounded the cape and sailed north"
- 2. alter (a number) to one less exact but more convenient for calculations: "we'll round the weight up to the nearest pound"
The meaning of ROUND is having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center. How to use round in a sentence.
ROUND definition: 1. in a circular direction or position; around: 2. in every part of a place, or in various parts…. Learn more.
expressed, given, or exact to the nearest multiple or power of ten; in tens, hundreds, thousands, or the like: in round numbers. roughly correct; approximate: a round guess. considerable in amount; ample: a round sum of money.
Round things are either shaped like circles or have curves, like a baby's round belly or a round basketball. A cookie is usually round, and so is Santa Claus. When you use round as a verb, it means to form something into a circular or spherical shape: "Round the dough and then press it into the pan."
ROUND meaning: 1. in the shape of a circle or ball: 2. numbers given to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, etc and not as…. Learn more.
1. a. Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center: a round ball. b. Moving in or forming a circle. c. Shaped like a cylinder; cylindrical. d. Rather rounded in shape: the child's round face. e. Full in physique; plump: a round figure. 2. a.
Definition of 'round' round preposition and adverb uses. (raʊnd ) Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as 'around'. Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'get round' and 'hand round'.