round on
round on · rounds on · rounded on · rounding on
To turn and attack someone or somethingTo turn and attack someone or something.
» I have a round bald spot on my head.
У меня круглая плешь на голове.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively, sometimes)To turn and attack someone or something.
As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm.
Examples
12 sentencesI have a round bald spot on my head.
ruУ меня круглая плешь на голове. — sharptoothed
The first round is on the house.
deDie erste Runde geht aufs Haus. — Hans07
Pop round mine on the way home.
deKomm doch auf dem Heimweg bei mir vorbei. — Sudajaengi
Come round to mine on the way home.
deKomm doch auf dem Heimweg bei mir vorbei. — Sudajaengi
This round is on me.
Forms
rounds on, rounding on, rounded on, rounded on| Base form | round on · to round on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rounds on |
| Present participle | rounding on |
| Past simple | rounded on |
| Past participle | rounded on |
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
1 synonymsWord 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