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to round

to round

88 3.0
Move around something following a curved path
  • verb
  • /raʊnd/
translation icon : rodear
  • The dog ran round the park chasing a ball.
  • round the corner
  • round a bend

And we round the corner and it was like crickets.

Examples

  • So as you kind of round the Birch tree and there it is.

  • This road is a track, race track going round and round like this.

  • And then coming round to the side here.

  • So I have to go this way round, force it through.

  • Or, or you can go round to his house.

  • I'm going to have to come round and move the camera angle again.

  • I'm going to go just round the top and the arch.

  • With strenuous effort, we round yet another turn, but still no bridge.

    Academic text (1993)
  • A few paces later, he rounded the corner and caught sight of the festival house.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And now I'm in South Africa in a safari car going round to see lions.

Synonyms

to turn
vsto round
1.0

Move something so it faces a different direction or side

focuses on moving along a curve rather than rotating in place
to circle
vsto round
210 1.8

To move around something in a circle

is the basic action of moving along a curved route
to orbit
vsto round
  • Specialized
126 3.9

To move in a curved path around a planet or star

describes general curved movement, not limited to gravitational motion
to go around
vsto round
78 2.0

Move in a circle around a point, like a planet around the Sun

is the general verb for moving along curved paths
to walk around
vsto round
46 1.1

To go on foot around the edge of something instead of through it

is not limited to walking or to following an edge
to wheel
vsto round
24 4.1

To turn quickly to face a different direction

covers continuous circular travel rather than sudden directional change
to curve
vsto round
22 2.8

To bend into a smooth, rounded shape

describes movement along a circular path specifically
to circle around
vsto round
21 2.3

Move in a round path around someone or something

is the general movement along a curved or circular path
to revolve around
vsto round
10 3.6

Move in a circle around a central object, like planets around the Sun

is the simple act of moving along any curved path
to loop
vsto round
  • Specialized
8 4.3

To move in a complete vertical circle, as a plane or roller coaster

is similar but not limited to full circular returns
to sail around
vsto round
7 3.2

Travel by boat around a place like a coast or lake

is the general curved movement not tied to boats
to arc
vsto round
3 4.4

To move in a smooth curved path, like lightning across the sky

is the fuller notion of traveling a whole circular route
to circle round
vsto round
3.5

Move around something or someone in a circle

is broader, meaning travel along any curved path
to orbed
vsto round
  • Archaic
9.1

Move around another object in a curved path

expresses curved travel without implying space or celestial motion

Idioms

a round of
  • Informal
10 3.5

A set of drinks bought for everyone, with people taking turns to pay

Happens all day and night without stopping

in the round
  • Jargon
4 4.7

People sit in a circle so everyone can see and take part

To become so angry or stressed that you cannot think clearly

1 5.2

To keep doing the same thing without making progress

A person who does not fit into a job or group

To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger

1 8.2

A person who behaves very strangely or does not think clearly

9.9

To finally do something you have been putting off for a long time

Phrasal Verbs

169 3.2

To bring people, animals, or things together in one place

15 3.5

Make something more complete by adding parts

Change your mind because someone persuades you or you learn new facts

to round down
  • Specialized
3 3.5

To reduce a number to the nearest whole number that is not more than it

2 3.3

To change a number to the nearest whole number to make it simpler

1 8.3

To suddenly attack someone with angry words

1 1.4

Move your body so you face the opposite direction

1 3.8

Change a number to the nearest whole number

1 3.6

To add small final touches to make something complete

To persuade someone to accept your idea or plan

Move around something or someone in a circle

4.1

To invite people to your home for a visit or meal

To call several people by phone one after another

To make a sharp edge or corner smooth and curved

Make something smooth by removing sharp edges

Gather cattle into a group to move or count them

To go around the group to hear each person's opinion

to wear round
  • Specialized
9.9

To turn the front of a boat away from the wind so it blows from the other side

Compounds

131 2.5

The first set of matches in a competition where all players or teams play

66 3.0

Happening or available all year

A short time when many people clap to show approval

46 1.6

A journey to a place and back to where you started

Happening all day and all night without stopping

10 2.3

An occasion of playing all holes on a golf course, usually 18 holes

A set of drinks bought for everyone in a group at the same time

A ticket that lets you travel to a place and back

7 3.3

A discussion where people who are equal share ideas about a topic

Round Table
  • Literature
7 6.5

A large round table in stories about King Arthur where knights sit as equals

A round ride with seats shaped like animals that turns for people to sit on

4 9.1

A member of King Arthur's court who sits at the Round Table and is brave and fair

merry-go-round
  • Texting
4 4.1

A repeating cycle of events that seems pointless and has no end

2 4.0

A competition where each team or player plays every other

1 1.0

A curved form with no sharp corners like a circle

round trip
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The time it takes for data to go and come back over a network

1 5.8

A cut of beef from the rear leg used for pot roast

1 3.2

Usual tasks a person does every day

quarter round
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A small curved strip of wood or plastic used where a floor meets a wall to hide the gap

1 6.8

A bone that is roughly round in shape, often from animals

1 3.1

A lean cut of beef from the back leg of a cow

round window
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A small opening in the inner ear wall that leads to the part that senses sound

1 5.6

Having a curved bottom rather than a flat one

round-nose
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Pliers with smooth rounded jaws used to bend wire and make loops

round-nose
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A bullet with a rounded tip that is less likely to go through things

1 2.7

A regular route for delivering newspapers often done by a young person before school

theater in the round
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A theater where the audience sits around a central stage

1 5.1

A lean piece of beef from the upper back leg used for roasting or thin slicing

1 8.2

A quick collection of money from a group for a gift or charity

7.0

A round table where King Arthur and his knights sat as equals

merry-go-round
  • Texting
3.8

A set of images on a website that change automatically or when you click

People move together in a circle following set steps, often with partners

round file
  • Specialized
7.0

A metal tool with a round shape to smooth or widen holes

round file
  • Informal
7.8

A joking name for a trash can where unwanted papers go

round hand
  • Archaic
9.5

A clear style of writing with large round letters

round angle
  • Specialized
4.6

A full circle that measures 360 degrees

round arch
  • Specialized
4.1

A curved half-circle shape above a door or bridge seen in Roman buildings

5.7

A large clam you can eat with a hard rounded shell

5.4

Couples perform planned steps while moving in a circle to music guided by a leader

A small tree from East Asia that makes round orange fruits with sweet peel and sour flesh

A cord of tissue on each side of the womb that runs to the outer female genital area

round shot
  • Archaic
9.9

A solid metal ball used in cannons in the past

A letter signed by many people to show a shared opinion

round robin
  • Specialized
3.9

A way of giving tasks to computers one after another

9.3

A small long thin fish that lives near coasts in the western Atlantic

8.1

A large tent that holds people for a circus show

round whitefish
  • Specialized
9.3

A freshwater fish with a bronze back and white belly from northern lakes and rivers

round-arm
  • Specialized
7.3

A way of using the arm that swings out at shoulder height to throw or hit in sports like cricket

round-bottom flask
  • Specialized
4.9

A glass container with a round body and a narrow neck used for heating or mixing chemicals

A thing with a curved bottom that rolls and is hard to stand

round-fruited
  • Specialized
4.3

A plant or tree that grows round fruit like berries

A garden plant with a round bulb and purple flower head used for food and decoration

9.9

A North American orchid with two round leaves and greenish white flowers on one stalk

Having a rounded end often found on tools like scissors

9.9

A brown mushroom with a pink stem and smooth round spores that grows on wood

round-trip light time
  • Specialized
9.6

The time it takes for a light signal to travel to a spacecraft or planet and back

A meeting where people at the same level discuss a subject together

A small animal like a rat that lives in Florida wetlands and has a round tail

A team that watches a place all day and night to keep it safe

How Curved

to orbit
  • Specialized
126 3.9
to round
88 3.0
to curve
22 2.8
to bend
268 1.0

Surface Forms

round infinitive
rounded past
rounded past participle
rounding present participle
rounds third person singular

Etymology

Round as a verb meaning to go around a curve comes from the basic sense of moving in a circle, so to round a corner is to move past it on a curved path.