round up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [round uhp]
- /raʊnd ʌp/
- /raʊnd ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [round uhp]
- /raʊnd ʌp/

Definitions of round up words

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

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Origin of round up

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 up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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round up 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 up

verb round up

accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.

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