Meaning of round In English

• 0 in a circular direction or position; around:

  • The moon goes round the earth.

  • We ran round (the outside of the house) to the back, looking for the dog.

  • The idea has been going round and round in my head all day (= I can't stop thinking about it).

  • When one engine stopped, we had to turn round (= turn to face the opposite direction) and fly home.

  • He tried to go round the keeper (= move with the football past a goalkeeper) but was forced wide.

• 1 in every part of a place, or in various parts of a place:

  • The landlord showed me round (the house).

  • I had to go all round town to find a hotel that was open.

  • This virus has been going round (the school) (= many people have had it) .

• 2 on all or some sides of something:

  • We sat round the fire.

  • The house has trees all round.

  • The pyramid is 50 metres high and 100 metres round (the base).

  • Everyone for a mile round (= in the area) heard the explosion.

• 3 in a particular direction:

  • The garden is round the back (of the house).

  • I used to live round (= near) here when I was a child.

  • You must come round (to my house) sometime soon.

  • UK not standard We're going round (= to) the pub for a quick drink.

• 4 shaped like a ball or circle, or curved:

  • Tennis balls and oranges are round.

  • a round hole/stone/table/window

  • a round face

  • round eyes

• 5 (of a number) whole or complete; given to the nearest 1, 10, 100, etc. and not as exact amounts:

  • 2.8 to the nearest round number is 3.

  • "I've got 95 bottles here for you." "Could you make it a round hundred, please?"

• 6 a number of things or group of events:

  • Russia and America will hold another round of talks next month.

  • When we were young life was just one long round of parties/pleasure.

  • It's your turn to buy a round.

  • He bought a round of drinks to say thank you.

  • He has a milk/paper round.

• 7 a part of a competition:

  • She was knocked out of the championship in the third round.

• 8 a bullet or other single piece of ammunition:

  • The soldiers had only 20 rounds left.

• 9 to go around something:

  • Colin rounded the corner at high speed.

  • He rounded the keeper and scored.

• 10 shaped like a circle or having a surface like part of a ball:

  • They sat at a round table.

  • She held up a round mirror.

  • Carlos was a round-cheeked boy.

• 11 (of a number) not exact but approximate, and ending in zero:

  • In round numbers, about three million tourists visit each year.

• 12 to go around something and arrive on the other side:

  • The car rounded the corner and stopped in front of the house.

• 13 a single event or a small group of similar events that are part of a larger series of events:

  • The first round of negotiations got nowhere.

  • They lost in the first round of the tournament.

  • Let’s give the band a nice round of applause.

• 14 a bullet or other piece of ammunition (= something that can be shot from a weapon or exploded):

  • They fired several rounds, then fled.

• 15 around

• 16 used to describe a number that is given to the nearest 1, 10, 100, etc. and not as an exact amount:

  • 2.8 to the nearest a round number is 3.

  • In round figures, he earns $80,000.

• 17 a group of events:

  • The EU will hold another round of talks next month.

  • around of meetings

  • The school building programme has been stopped in the latest round of cuts.

• 18 a set of regular visits that you make to a number of places or people, especially in order to take products as part of your job:

  • a milk/paper round