Round (Verb)
Meaning 1
Wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The hikers had to round the mountain in order to reach the scenic valley below.
- She learned to round her strokes smoothly while swimming the backstroke.
- To avoid the traffic circle, I'll round the block on foot.
- The boxer dodged the punch and round to the left to catch his opponent off guard.
- As the car sped round the sharp curve the tires screeched.
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Meaning 2
Attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Critics round on the governor for implementing the unpopular tax increase without public input.
- The senator roundly criticized her opponent's stance on climate change during the debate.
- Journalists round on the corporation for hiding crucial information about the toxic spill.
- Opponents round on the new mayor for failing to address the rising crime rate in the city.
- Activists round on the fashion brand for using sweatshop labor in their overseas factories.
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Meaning 3
Express as a round number; "round off the amount".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The student was instructed to round her answer to the nearest hundred for simplicity.
- Rounding the total cost to the nearest dollar makes the invoice easier to calculate.
- We round our company's financials to the nearest thousand for annual reports.
- You can round your tax refund to the nearest dollar to make it easier to calculate.
- The instruction manual advised to round up or down to the nearest whole number for measurement.
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Meaning 4
Pronounce with rounded lips.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The instructor guided the students to round the 'u' sound in the word 'out' for a more authentic accent.
- When saying the letter 'o' in a French word, round your lips to achieve the correct pronunciation.
- Her speech coach taught her to round her mouth when saying 'wood' to get the exact English intonation.
- Rounding the lips while pronouncing 'oo' in 'boot' makes a clear distinction between 'boot' and 'beat'.
- The dialect teacher demonstrated how to round the 'ow' sound in 'how' for a regional accent.
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Meaning 5
Become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The once skinny child is starting to round out and looks much healthier now.
- As she aged, her face began to round with a warm and gentle smile.
- After a few months of good eating, the malnourished puppy started to round out.
- With each passing year, her features became softer and more rounded.
- The skinny model decided to round out her physique by gaining a few pounds of muscle.
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Meaning 6
Make round; "round the edges".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- They sanded the table to round the edges and prevent splinters.
- The old carpenter carefully planned the project to round the wooden posts.
- She used a file to round the sharp corners of the metal piece.
- To create a smooth surface, the mechanic had to round the rough edges of the part.
- The craftsman had to round the stone to create a uniform sphere for the sculpture.
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Meaning 7
Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The coach helped round the young athlete's skills in no time.
- Her etiquette lessons helped round her manners for formal events.
- The teacher worked closely with students to round their public speaking skills.
- Proper training can round your communication skills for professional environments.
- Years of practice round a dancer's movements to perfection.