round out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [round out]
- /raʊnd aʊt/
- /raʊnd ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [round out]
- /raʊnd aʊt/

Definitions of round out words

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

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Origin of round out

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 out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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round out 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 round out

verb round out

bellied — having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
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.
coarsen — If something coarsens or is coarsened, it becomes thicker or rougher in texture.

All 16 Synonyms of round out