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make the rounds

round
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [round]
    • /raʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [round]
    • /raʊnd/

Definitions of make the rounds words

  • adjective make the rounds having a flat, circular surface, as a disk. 1
  • adjective make the rounds ring-shaped, as a hoop. 1
  • adjective make the rounds curved like part of a circle, as an outline. 1
  • adjective make the rounds having a circular cross section, as a cylinder; cylindrical. 1
  • adjective make the rounds spherical or globular, as a ball. 1
  • adjective make the rounds shaped more or less like a part of a sphere; hemispherical. 1
See all 66 definitions of make the rounds

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Origin of make the rounds

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English rond, round < Old French, stem of ront, earlier reont < Latin rotundus round, circular (see rotund); (noun) Middle English, partly derivative of the adj., partly < Old French rond, ronde (derivative of ront); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the adj.; (adv. and preposition) Middle English, apparently aphetic variant of around

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Parts of speech for Make the rounds

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Make the rounds

make the rounds popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for make the rounds

verb make the rounds

  • safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
  • inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
  • cruise — A cruise is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places.
  • pound — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
  • police — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
All 32 Synonyms of make the rounds

Antonyms for make the rounds

verb make the rounds

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • disassociate — to dissociate.
  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
All 11 Antonyms of make the rounds

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