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1. a (1) : having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center. (2) : cylindrical. a round peg. b. : approximately round. a round face. 2. : well filled out : plump, shapely. 3. a. : complete, full. a round dozen. a round ton. b. : approximately correct. especially : exact only to a specific decimal or place.
ROUND definition: 1. in a circular direction or position; around: 2. in every part of a place, or in various parts…. Learn more.
noting, formed, or expressed by an integer or whole number with no fraction. expressed, given, or exact to the nearest multiple or power of ten; in tens, hundreds, thousands, or the like: in round numbers. roughly correct; approximate: a round guess. considerable in amount; ample: a round sum of money.
Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as 'around'. Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'get round' and 'hand round'. Round is commoner in British English than American English, and it is slightly more informal.
1. a. Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center: a round ball. b. Moving in or forming a circle. c. Shaped like a cylinder; cylindrical. d. Rather rounded in shape: the child's round face. e. Full in physique; plump: a round figure. 2. a.
Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. adjective. roundest, rounder. Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center. A round ball. American Heritage. Shaped like a ball; spherical; globular. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Shaped like a circle, ring, or disk; circular. Webster's New World.
Definitions of round. adjective. having a circular shape. synonyms: circular. apple-shaped. having the general shape of an apple. ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical. having the shape of a sphere or ball. barrel-shaped.
Contents. ROUND meaning: 1. in the shape of a circle or ball: 2. numbers given to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, etc and not as…. Learn more.
Definition of round adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'round' preposition and adverb uses. 1. To be positioned round a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move round a place means to go along its edge, back to the point where you started. [...] 2. If you move round a corner or obstacle, you move to the other side of it.
