round off
To change the shape of to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoidTo change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoid.
» Round off the edges a little.
Закруглите слегка края.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoid.
abrunden
округля́тьokrugljátʹ, округли́тьokruglítʹ, закругля́тьzakrugljátʹ
(intransitive, transitive)To change (a number) to an approximation having fewer significant digits.
The instructions say that we are not to round off until we reach the final figure. [in a calculation with interim steps]
Round off 15.4 to 15, round off 15.51 to 15.5 or to 16, round off 0.499 to 0, and round off 970,000 to 1 million.
runden
округля́тьokrugljátʹ, округли́тьokruglítʹ
(transitive)To complete or finish something.
abrunden, den letzten Schliff geben
зака́нчиватьzakánčivatʹ, зако́нчитьzakónčitʹ, заверша́тьzaveršátʹ
- express as a round number
- make round
- bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
Examples
5 sentencesRound off the edges a little.
ruЗакруглите слегка края. — sharptoothed
We should round off the sharp edges.
He rounded off his speech with a famous proverb.
Round it off.
'Guillaume and Lebas' will that not make a good business name? We might add, 'and Co.' to round off the firm's signature.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Forms
rounds off, rounding off, rounded off, rounded off| Base form | round off · to round off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rounds off |
| Present participle | rounding off |
| Past simple | rounded off |
| Past participle | rounded off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- round upзгрупувати, групуватиTo collect or gather (something) together.
- round offвідполірувати, відшліфуватиTo change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoid.
- round outзаповнити, заповнюватиTo become rounder or plumper.
- round toдорівнювати, отямитисяTo turn the head of a ship toward the wind, especially in order to drop speed.
- round onTo turn and attack someone or something.
- round inTo haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall.
- round downTo round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb