Definitions and meaning of round
round
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊnd/
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- Rhymes: -aʊnd
Etymology 1
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
round (comparative rounder or more round, superlative roundest or most round)
- (physical) Of shape:
- Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
- Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.
- Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.
- Plump.
- Complete, whole, not lacking.
- (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
- (phonetics) Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.
- Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing words.
- Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
- (obsolete) Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
- Large in magnitude.
- (authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
- Antonym: flat
- (architecture) Vaulted.
Synonyms
- (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
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Noun
round (plural rounds)
- A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
- A circular or repetitious route.
- A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
- A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
- A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
- 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.
- One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
- (art) A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
- 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.
- (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.
- A stage, level, set of events in a game
- (sports) A stage in a competition.
- (sports) In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
- (video games) A stage or level of a game.
- (card games) The play after each deal.
- (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.
- A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.
- (butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.
- (dated) A rung, as of a ladder.
- A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
- A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.
- A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
- A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
- Synonym: routine
- A circular dance.
- Rotation, as in office; succession.
- A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
- An assembly; a group; a circle.
- A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
- (archaic) A vessel filled, as for drinking.
- (nautical) A round-top.
- A round of beef.
Synonyms
- (song with each subset starting at a different time): canon
- (hindquarters of a bovine): rump
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "rounded inside edge"): fillet
Hyponyms
- (song with each subset starting at a different time): catch
Derived terms
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Preposition
round
- (rare in US) Alternative form of around
- (used postpositively, rare in US) Alternative form of around
Derived terms
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Adverb
round (not comparable)
- Alternative form of around
Derived terms
- howl-round
- round adbout
- round and round
- turnround (from turn round)
- whip-round
- wrapround, wrap-round (from the verb wrap round)
Translations
Verb
round (third-person singular simple present rounds, present participle rounding, simple past and past participle rounded)
- (transitive) To shape something into a curve.
- (intransitive) To become shaped into a curve.
- (with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
- (intransitive) To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
- (transitive) To turn past a boundary.
- (intransitive) To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
- (transitive, baseball) To advance to home plate.
- (transitive) To go round, pass, go past.
- To encircle; to encompass.
- Synonym: surround
- To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
- (medicine, colloquial) To do ward rounds.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To go or turn round; to wheel about.
Derived terms
- round in
- round off
- round on
- round out
- round to
- round up
- round upon
- round down
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Etymology 2
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
round (third-person singular simple present rounds, present participle rounding, simple past and past participle rounded)
- (intransitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
- (transitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.
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- 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?"
Etymology 3
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
round (plural rounds)
- (archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A whisper; whispering.
- (archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Discourse; song.
References
- “round”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Chinese
Etymology
From English round.
Pronunciation
- (younger speakers of Hong Kong Cantonese) IPA(key): /ɹaːu̯n⁵⁵/, /ɹaːu̯ŋ⁵⁵/
Noun
round
- (Cantonese) walk; stroll (a returning one) (Classifier: 個/个 c)
- 打round [Cantonese] ― daa2 laang1 [Jyutping] ― to take a walk around
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) round (serving of something) (Classifier: 個/个 c)
呢個round,我嘅! [Cantonese, trad.]
呢个round,我嘅! [Cantonese, simp.]- ni1 go3 waang1, ngo5 ge3! [Jyutping]
- I'll be paying for drinks in this round!
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) round; turn (Classifier: 個/个 c)
真真折墮,我揸架十四座,兜多個round佢都未曾滿座 [Cantonese, trad.]
真真折堕,我揸架十四座,兜多个round佢都未曾满座 [Cantonese, simp.]- From: 1975, Wan Kwong, 14 Seats (《十四座》)
- zan1 zan1 zit3 do6, ngo5 zaa1 gaa3 sap6 sei3 zo6, dau1 do1 go3 laang1 keoi5 dou1 mei6 cang4 mun5 zo6 [Jyutping]
- I'm so stupid driving a 14-seat minibus. Even if I drive one more round, it still isn't full of passengers.
Classifier
round
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) Classifier for events that occurs in rounds or turns.
See also
References
- English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English round.
Pronunciation
Noun
round m (plural rounds)
- (sports, chiefly boxing) round
- Synonym: tour
Further reading
- “round”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English round.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrawnd/
- Rhymes: -awnd
Noun
round m (invariable)
- (sports) round
- round (session or series)
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English round.
Pronunciation
Noun
round m (plural rounds)
- (martial arts) round (segment of a fight)
- Synonym: assalto
- (figurative) a stage of a dispute, confrontation or other difficult endeavour
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English round.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraund/ [ˈrãũn̪d̪]
- Rhymes: -aund
Noun
round m (plural rounds)
- (martial arts) round
Usage notes
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.
Source: wiktionary.org