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Meaning of the word round in English

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round

US /raʊnd/
UK /raʊnd/
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Adjective

1.

shaped like a circle or cylinder

Example:
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The table is round.
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She wore a round hat.
Synonym:
circular spherical cylindrical orbicular rotund
2.

complete; full

Example:
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We need a round number for the total.
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It was a round dozen of eggs.
Synonym:
complete full entire whole even

Noun

1.

a series of events or a stage in a competition

Example:
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The first round of negotiations was difficult.
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He won the boxing match in the third round.
Synonym:
bout heat stage turn session
2.

a single shot or volley of shots from a firearm

Example:
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He fired a round at the target.
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The police exchanged several rounds with the suspects.
Synonym:
shot bullet cartridge shell

Verb

1.

move in a circle or curve

Example:
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The Earth rounds the sun.
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He rounded the corner quickly.
Synonym:
circle circumnavigate curve turn go around
2.

make (a number) less exact but easier to use, usually by expressing it in terms of the nearest whole number or a multiple of ten or a hundred

Example:
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Please round up the total to the nearest dollar.
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We can round down the price to make it more appealing.
Synonym:
approximate estimate normalize

Adverb

in a circular direction or motion

Example:
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The wheels spun round and round.
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He looked round at the audience.
Synonym:
around about in a circle circularly

Preposition

so as to encircle or surround

Example:
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They walked round the lake.
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The fence goes round the garden.
Synonym:
around about encompassing surrounding
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