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- [round]
- /raʊnd/
- /raʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [round]
- /raʊnd/
Definitions of round word
- adjective round having a flat, circular surface, as a disk. 1
- adjective round ring-shaped, as a hoop. 1
- adjective round curved like part of a circle, as an outline. 1
- adjective round having a circular cross section, as a cylinder; cylindrical. 1
- adjective round spherical or globular, as a ball. 1
- adjective round shaped more or less like a part of a sphere; hemispherical. 1
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Origin of round
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 Round
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
round 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".
round usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for round
adv round
- about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
- all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
- as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
- at one's elbow — within easy reach
- beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
noun round
- aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- ammo — Ammo is ammunition for guns and other weapons.
- ammunition — Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
- applause — Applause is the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands to show approval.
- apple — An apple is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh.
adj round
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- all the time — If something happens or is done all the time, it happens or is done continually.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- biconcave — (of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave
verb round
- arch — An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arcked — a simple past tense and past participle of arc.
- arcking — a present participle of arc.
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
prep round
preposition round
- across — If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- encircling — Enclosing, skirting.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
adjective round
adverb round
- approximate — An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
Antonyms for round
verb round
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- flatten — to make flat.
- knock down — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- lay low — situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- mow down — to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
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