round

[US]/raʊnd/
[UK]/raʊnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v.to go around; to turn; to shape into a circle; to round off
adj.circular; spherical; plump; arc-shaped
n.rotation; patrol; a series; a circle
adv.around; nearby; everywhere; in all directions
prep.around; surrounding; always

Phrases & Collocations

round trip

round shape

round table

round face

round number

round of applause

round the corner

round-robin

around the clock

in the round

all round

round about

round in

round and round

go round

get round

in a round

round up

round on

round out

round off

walk one's round

make a round

out of round

round into

Example Sentences

the round of the hours

the discussion went round and round in circles.

round after round of cheers

a round, cherubic face.

there's a chemist round the corner.

a round massy table.

a walk round the park.

the area round the school.

there's a restaurant round the corner.

Real-world Examples

Some quite soft ones for somebody who is larger are plump, chubby, round.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

At birth, the umbilical cord is cut and the umbilical vein collapses to form the round ligament.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

The water temperature is 22 degrees all year round.

Source: Travel around the world

" It was pretty underwhelming all round really" .

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

The same dead silence still reigned all round.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

It's so simple. Round pizza, round box.

Source: Apple latest news

Yeah, give her another round of applause.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

A guider takes visitor groups round every two hours.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 6

Huge rock formations, like Sugar Loaf in Rio, rose up all round us.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

Let's gather and circle round. Let's gather and circle round.

Source: Blue little koala

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