adjective Shaped like a circle or sphere, with no sharp corners.
- The table was round, so everyone had an equal seat.
- She drew a perfectly round circle on the whiteboard.
- Pebbles smoothed by the river become round over many years.
adjective Complete or whole, especially referring to a number ending in a zero.
- The bill came to a nice round fifty dollars.
- Let's call it a round hundred and stop counting the chairs.
- I'll give you a round figure: about two hundred people came.
noun One stage or segment of a competition, game, or fight.
- She won the first round easily but struggled in the second.
- The boxer was knocked down in the third round.
- Our team went through to the next round after a very close game.
noun A single cartridge or shot fired from a gun.
- He fired off a round before the target moved.
- The target shooter carefully loaded a single round into the rifle at the range.
- The instructor checked that every round was accounted for after the training session.
noun A regular route someone travels while doing a job, such as a doctor visiting patients.
- The nurse started her rounds at six in the morning.
- The postman does his round on a bicycle every morning.
- The vet's evening round included three farms and a stable.
noun A drink bought for everyone in a group, or the group's turn to buy drinks.
- It's my round — same again for everyone?
- Whose round is it? I bought the last one.
- He offered to get in the next round for his colleagues.
verb To approximate a number to the nearest whole number, ten, hundred, etc.
- Round 3.7 up to 4 for a quick estimate.
- The cashier rounded the total down to the nearest dollar.
- Rounding the price to the nearest pound makes mental sums much easier.
verb To go around a corner, bend, or obstacle.
- The cyclist rounded the corner and disappeared behind the high hedge.
- We rounded the headland and saw the village harbour spread out below us.
- The car rounded the bend just as the light changed.
