round

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from English round. === Symbol === round (mathematics) rounding function == English == === Alternative forms === around ron (Bermuda) === Pronunciation === (UK) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊ̯nd/ (Northumbria) IPA(key): /ɹʊnd/, /ɹuːnd/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊ̯nd/ (Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australian, New Zealand, /aʊ̯/-fronting) IPA(key): /ˈɹæʊ̯nd/ (Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization) IPA(key): /ˈɹaːnd/ Rhymes: -aʊnd Hyphenation: round === Etymology 1 === From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund. ==== Adjective ==== round (comparative more round, superlative most round) round (comparative rounder or more round, superlative roundest or most round) (physical) Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction. We sat at a round table to make conversation easier. Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction. The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat. Loosely or approximately circular. a round belly a round face Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves. Our child's bed has round corners for safety. Plump. He was tall and thin but his wife was short and round. Complete, whole, not lacking. The baker sold us a round dozen. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero. One hundred is a nice round number. (phonetics) Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing words. a round answer a round oath Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style. (obsolete) Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct. Large in magnitude. (authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person. Antonym: flat (architecture) Vaulted. Returning to its starting point. round trip, round journey, round walk ===== Synonyms ===== (circular): circular, cylindrical, discoid (spherical): spherical (of corners that lack sharp angles): rounded (plump): plump, rotund (not lacking): complete, entire, whole (of a number): rounded (pronounced with the lips drawn together): rounded ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== Acton Round ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== round (plural rounds) A circular or spherical object or part of an object. A circular or repetitious route. hospital rounds The prison guards have started their nightly rounds. A general outburst from a group of people at an event. The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two. (countable, music) A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time. A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group. They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes. A single individual portion or dose of medicine. 2009 May 26, Patrick Condon, "Boy with cancer, mom return home", Associated Press, printed in Austin American-Statesman, page A4: Daniel underwent one round of chemotherapy in February but stopped after that single treatment, citing religious beliefs. (UK) One slice of bread. For breakfast I had two rounds of toast and a mug of tea. One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling). (art) A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting. A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot. (sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop. A stage, level, set of events in a game (sports) A stage in a competition. qualifying rounds of the championship (sports) In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course. (video games) A stage or level of a game. (card games) The play after each deal. (engineering, drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges. A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes. All furniture in the nursery had rounds on the edges and in the crevices. (butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine; a round of beef. (dated) A rung, as of a ladder. A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution. the round of the seasons    a round of pleasures A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated. Synonym: routine A circular dance. Rotation, as in office; succession. A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once. An assembly; a group; a circle. a round of politicians A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole. (archaic) A vessel filled, as for drinking. (nautical) A round-top. ===== Synonyms ===== (song with each subset starting at a different time): canon (hindquarters of a bovine): rump ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “rounded inside edge”): fillet ===== Hyponyms ===== (song with each subset starting at a different time): catch ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Preposition ==== round (rare in US) Alternative form of around. I look round the room quickly to make sure it's neat. (used postpositively, rare in US) Alternative form of around. The farmer fed his cow hay all the year round. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== round (not comparable) Alternative form of around. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== round (third-person singular simple present rounds, present participle rounding, simple past and past participle rounded) (transitive) To shape something into a curve. The carpenter rounded the edges of the table. (intransitive) To become shaped into a curve. (with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out; see also round out. She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class. (transitive, intransitive) To approximate (a number, especially a decimal number) by the closest whole number, or some other close number, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.; see also round down, round up. The exact amount was $101.65, but we rounded it to $100. 95.9 rounds to 96. (transitive) To turn past a boundary. Helen watched him until he rounded the corner. (intransitive) To turn and attack someone or something (used with on). As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm. (transitive, baseball) To advance to home plate. And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones. (transitive) To go round, pass, go past. To encircle; to encompass. Synonym: surround To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection. (medicine, colloquial) To do ward rounds. (obsolete, intransitive) To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds. (obsolete, intransitive) To go or turn round; to wheel about. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== 'round === Etymology 2 === From Middle English rounen, from Old English rūnian (“to whisper, talk low, talk secrets, consipre, talk secretly”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnōną (“to talk secrets, whisper, decide”), *raunijaną (“to investigate, examine, prove”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)rewə-, *(e)rwō- (“to trace, find out, look out”). Cognate with Scots roun (“to converse with in whispers, speak privately”), Middle Low German rūnen (“to whisper”), Middle Dutch ruinen (“to whisper”), German raunen (“to whisper, murmur”), Old English rūn (“whisper, secret, mystery”), Swedish röna (“to meet with, experience”). More at rune. ==== Verb ==== round (third-person singular simple present rounds, present participle rounding, simple past and past participle rounded) (intransitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel. (transitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper. c. 1617, David Calderwood (quoted as saying to King James VI) The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, "Ye are not a wise man," […] he rounded likewise to the bishop, and said, "Wherefore brought ye me here?" ==== Noun ==== round (plural rounds) (archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A whisper; whispering. (archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Discourse; song. === References === “round”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Duron == Chinese == === Alternative forms === 冷 (laang1) === Etymology === From English round. === Pronunciation === (younger speakers of Hong Kong Cantonese) IPA(key): /ɹaːu̯n⁵⁵/, /ɹaːu̯ŋ⁵⁵/ === Noun === round (Cantonese) walk; stroll (a returning one) (Classifier: 個／个 c) 打round [Cantonese] ― daa2 laang1 [Jyutping] ― to take a walk around (Hong Kong Cantonese) round (serving of something) (Classifier: 個／个 c) 呢個round，我嘅！ [Cantonese, trad.]呢个round，我嘅！ [Cantonese, simp.]ni1 go3 waang1, ngo5 ge3! [Jyutping]I'll be paying for drinks in this round! (Hong Kong Cantonese) round; turn (Classifier: 個／个 c) 真真折墮　我揸架十四座　兜多個冷　佢都未曾滿座 [Cantonese, trad.]真真折堕　我揸架十四座　兜多个冷　佢都未曾满座 [Cantonese, simp.]zan1 zan1 zit3 do6, ngo5 zaa1 gaa3 sap6 sei3 zo6, dau1 do1 go3 laang1, keoi5 dou1 mei6 cang4 mun5 zo6 [Jyutping]I'm so stupid driving a 14-seat minibus. Even if I drive one more round, it still isn't full. === Classifier === round (Hong Kong Cantonese) Classifier for events that occurs in rounds or turns. === See also === 搞round === References === English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English round. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁa.und/ === Noun === round m (plural rounds) (sports, chiefly boxing) round Synonym: tour === Further reading === “round”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English round. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrawnd/ Rhymes: -awnd === Noun === round m (invariable) (sports) round round (session or series) == Middle English == === Alternative forms === rond, rounde, roun, rount roende, rown, rowne, rownd, rowndde, rownde, rowunde (Late Middle English) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French reont, from Late Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ruːnd/ === Adjective === round (plural and weak singular rounde, comparative roundere) Rounded, curvy; lacking angles: Spherical, round; shaped like a ball. Circular; shaped like a ring. Rotund, plump (positively or negatively) Nice, good, perfect. Cylinder-shaped; tubular. (of strikes) Mighty, powerful. (of clothing) Loose-fitting. ==== Descendants ==== English: round Geordie: roond Scots: round, roond ==== References ==== “rǒund(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Adverb === round Circularly; in a circular motion or path. Around, enclosing; as to surround or enclose. Fully, completely, totally. Loudly, strongly, powerfully. (rare) Expeditiously, rapidly. ==== Descendants ==== English: round Geordie: roond Scots: round, roond ==== References ==== “rǒund(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === round (plural roundes) A round (circular or spherical object or part) A circular course or route. (rare) A bar of wood; a small log. (poetry, rare) A rondeau (short poem) (fencing, rare) A sweeping or swinging strike. ==== Descendants ==== English: round Geordie: roond Scots: round, roond Yola: rent ==== References ==== “rǒund(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English round. === Pronunciation === === Noun === round m (plural rounds) (martial arts) round (segment of a fight) Synonym: assalto (figurative) a stage of a dispute, confrontation or other difficult endeavour === Further reading === “round”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “round”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English round. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈraund/ [ˈrãũn̪d̪] Rhymes: -aund === Noun === round m (plural rounds) (martial arts) round ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.