round off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [round awf, of]
- /raʊnd ɔf, ɒf/
- /raʊnd ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [round awf, of]
- /raʊnd ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of round off words

adjective round off having a flat, circular surface, as a disk. 1
adjective round off ring-shaped, as a hoop. 1
adjective round off curved like part of a circle, as an outline. 1
adjective round off having a circular cross section, as a cylinder; cylindrical. 1
adjective round off spherical or globular, as a ball. 1
adjective round off shaped more or less like a part of a sphere; hemispherical. 1

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Origin of round off

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; noun use of verb phrase round off

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Parts of speech for Round off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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round off popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for round off

verb round off

call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
carry off — If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
carry through — If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
cinched — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.

All 26 Synonyms of round off