Round | Mean of round in English Dictionary
/ˈraʊnd/
- shaped like a circle or ball
- The Earth is round.
- little round meatballs
- a round table
- The baby has a round face.
- the owl's big, round eyes
- shaped like a cylinder
- a round peg
- having curves rather than angles
- He has round shoulders.
- a shirt with a round collar
- The corners are round.
- the plant's round leaves
- slightly fat
- a large, round man
- his big, round belly
- exact or complete
- a round dozen/million
- from beginning to end
- The bush stays green all year round. [=stays green throughout the entire year]
- Noun
- one of a series of similar events
- A new round of negotiations is scheduled to begin next week.
- Her second round of chemotherapy recently ended.
- a series of similar actions, events, or things
- She prepared herself for a round of appearances on television and radio shows.
- an endless round of business meetings
- a regular series of activities
- my usual round of chores
- a series of regular or similar visits or stops
- The doctor is on her rounds at the hospital. = (US) The doctor is making/doing her rounds at the hospital. [=the doctor is visiting the different patients she sees every day at the hospital]
- (US) She made the rounds of the stores [=she went to many different stores] looking for bargains.
- a route that is regularly covered as part of a job
- (chiefly US) The mailman was on his rounds.
- (Brit) The postman was on his round.
- a stage of a sports competition in which each player or team plays against an opponent and the winner is allowed to continue to the next stage
- The team made it to the final round of the play-offs.
- He made it to the next round.
- one of the three-minute periods into which a boxing match is divided
- The match lasted five rounds.
- a complete set of holes played in golf
- a round of golf
- a number of drinks that are served at the same time to each person in a group
- I'll buy the next round (of drinks).
- a usually short period of applause, cheering, etc.
- The winner got a huge round of applause.
- a shot fired from a weapon
- Several rounds were fired.
- a bullet for one shot
- There was only one round left in the gun.
- a song in which three or more singers sing the same melody and words but start at different times
- a round shape
- Cut the carrots into rounds. [=round slices]
- a round [=wheel] of cheese
- a whole slice of bread or toast
- a sandwich that is made with two whole slices of bread
- a round of ham sandwich [=a ham sandwich]
- in a position that allows something to be seen from all sides
- a sculpture in the round
- with a center stage surrounded by an audience
- The play was presented in the round.
- a theater in the round
- Verb
- to go or pass around (something)
- When we rounded the bend (in the road), we saw two deer in a field.
- He slipped when he was rounding first base.
- to finish or complete (something) in a good or suitable way
- They rounded off the meal with coffee and dessert.
- Winning the tournament was the perfect way to round out her career.
- Two Nobel Prize winners round out the distinguished staff.
- to cause (something) to have a round shape
- He rounded off the corners of the table.
- to increase or decrease (a number) to the nearest whole or round number
- He rounded 10.6 (up) to 11 and 10.3 (down) to 10.
- You can round off the amounts to the nearest dollar.
- to suddenly turn toward and attack (someone)
- She rounded on him and called him a liar.
- to find and gather together (people, animals, or things)
- They rounded up the cattle.
- The police rounded up all the suspects.
- She rounded up people to play basketball.
- all during
- The bush stays green (all) round the year. [=(more commonly) year-round]
Những từ liên quan với ROUND
bulbous, performance, lap, curved, cylindrical, session, course, spherical, elliptical, bout, finished, schedule, rounded, period, fleshy