Meaning

14 senses
  1. Of shape:

    (physical)Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.

    We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.

    rund

    кру́глыйkrúglyj, окру́глыйokrúglyj

    кру́глийkrúhlyj

  2. (physical)Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.

    The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat.

    rund

    кру́глыйkrúglyj

  3. (physical)Loosely or approximately circular.

    a round belly

    a round face

  4. (physical)Plump.

    He was tall and thin but his wife was short and round.

    mollig, rund

    по́лныйpólnyj

  5. Complete, whole, not lacking.

    The baker sold us a round dozen.

    abgerundet, rund

    кру́глыйkrúglyj, закруглённыйzakrugljónnyj, по́лныйpólnyj

  6. Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

    One hundred is a nice round number.

  7. Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.

    rund, gerundet

    кру́глыйkrúglyj

  8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing words.

    a round answer

    a round oath

  9. Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.

  10. Large in magnitude.

  11. Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.

  12. Vaulted.

More definitions
  • (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
  • having the shape or form of a circle
  • (of sounds) full and rich

Examples

914 sentences
  1. I bought a round-trip ticket.

    Я купив квиток туди і назад. — deniko

  2. The man walked round the corner.

    Чоловік зайшов за ріг. — brambury

    deDer Mann ging um die Ecke. — Tamy

  3. Did you buy a round-trip ticket?

    Ти купив квиток туди й назад? — deniko

    ruТы купил билет туда и обратно? — marafon

    deHast du ein Hin- und Zurück-Ticket gekauft? — jakov

  4. He works hard all the year round.

    Він важко працює цілий рік. — ascolto

  5. It is warm there all the year round.

    Там тепло весь рік. — deniko

    ruТам тепло круглый год. — Selena777

    deDort ist es das ganze Jahr über warm. — Rovo

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
circular or cylindrical:
Русский
By meaning 3
circular or cylindrical:
plump:
of corners that lack sharp angles:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
circular or cylindrical:
plump:
of corners that lack sharp angles:
pronounced with the mouth in the shape of an "O":

Origin

From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront,

From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.

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Forms

more round/rounder, most round/roundest
Comparativemore round / rounder Lesson
Superlativemost round / roundest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
spherical:spherical
of corners that lack sharp angles:rounded
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

72 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • round trip ticket
  • a round trip
  • year round
  • all year round
  • the year round
  • round of drinks
  • round trip
  • bought a round
  • order another round
  • a round of
  • another round of
  • another round

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
round — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto