preposition

round

/ˈraʊnd/

round

PREPOSITION

Definition of round

1

If x is round y, y is in the middle and x is on all sides.

Example: Everyone stood round the fire to keep warm.

1

If you turn or look round, you are now facing the opposite direction.

Example: She turned round to see what had made the noise.

2

Something is round if it's like a circle or like part of a circle. It is curved, not straight.

3

If you round something, you make it round, like a circle or a sphere.

4

If you round a number, you approximate it with a less precise number.

Example: You round 47.3 to 47. You round 47.6 to 48.

round

EXAMPLES

Examples of round

1

Everyone stood round the fire to keep warm.

Example sentence
2

She turned round to see what had made the noise.

Example sentence
3

You round 47.3 to 47. You round 47.6 to 48.

Example sentence

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