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[ US /ˈɹaʊnd/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈa‍ʊnd/ ]
NOUN
  1. the usual activities in your day
    the doctor made his rounds
  2. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
    the never-ending cycle of the seasons
  3. the course along which communications spread
    the story is going the rounds in Washington
  4. a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
    they enjoyed singing rounds
  5. a charge of ammunition for a single shot
  6. an outburst of applause
    there was a round of applause
  7. the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
    a round of golf takes about 4 hours
  8. a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
  9. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
  10. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
  11. a regular route for a sentry or policeman
    in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
  12. (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
    we enjoyed our round of the local bars
    the postman's rounds
    the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning
  13. a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
    he ordered a second round
  14. any circular or rotating mechanism
    the machine punched out metal circles
VERB
  1. pronounce with rounded lips
  2. wind around; move along a circular course
    round the bend
  3. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
    polish your social manners
  4. become round, plump, or shapely
    The young woman is fleshing out
  5. make round
    round the edges
  6. attack in speech or writing
    The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
  7. express as a round number
    round off the amount
ADJECTIVE
  1. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
    in round numbers
  2. having the shape or form of a circle
  3. (of sounds) full and rich
    the rotund and reverberating phrase
    pear-shaped vowels
    orotund tones
ADVERB
  1. from beginning to end; throughout
    It rains all year round on Skye
    frigid weather the year around

How To Use round In A Sentence

  • When the King heard this, he bade his son be slain; but on the next day the second Wazir came forward for intercession and kissed ground in prostration. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
  • They were now surrounded on all sides by a ring of excited, curious faces.
  • Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
  • A specially designed speculum is used to help direct the injection into the G-spot, with effects lasting around four months. G Marks The Spot
  • Before you know it, all the Sandy Clarks and Billy Starks doing the media rounds are back in business until the next time they are given their jotters for failing to meet fans' expectations.
  • Background-position: background image in the canvas element in the targeted space, designated the upper left corner of the image relative to the level of canvas and vertical spacing interval .
  • Such football titbits always float to the surface on third-round day which remains the best, most hectic, interesting and fun day of the season - and this one was even more frenetic than usual.
  • There were a few cows dotted around in the field.
  • He slapped away a few dryads, but they still surrounded him.
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