See Also: round 4, verb(dictionary)
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round 4, verb (oh)



4 v
[T] to go round something such as a bend or the corner of a building
::As they rounded the bend and came in sight of the river, Philip took her hand.
::The tide was coming in as he rounded the rocks.
[T] to make something into a round shape
::The stones were then rounded, polished and engraved.
[I] written if your eyes round, you open them wide because you are shocked, frightened etc
::Barbara's eyes rounded in surprise.
-see also rounded , well-rounded
round down [round sth ¡û¡ú down] phr v
to reduce an exact figure to the nearest whole number
-see also round up round up
::For the 1841 census it was decided to round down ages over fifteen to the nearest five.
round off [round sth ¡û¡ú off] phr v
to do something as a way of ending an event, performance etc in a suitable or satisfactory way
-synonym finish finish round something ¡û¡ú off with
::You can round off the evening with a visit to the nightclub.
::She rounded off the meal with some cheese.
::It was the perfect way to round off the season.
to take the sharp or rough edges off something
::Round off the corners with a pair of scissors.
to change an exact figure to the nearest whole number
round something ¡û¡ú off to
::Prices are rounded off to the nearest dollar.
round on [round on sb] phr v
to suddenly turn and attack someone when they do not expect it, either with words or physically
::When the door closed, Crabb rounded on Edwards. 'You stupid idiot!'
round out [round sth ¡û¡ú out] phr v
to make an experience more thorough or complete
::African percussion and Native American flute round out the show.
round up [round sb/sth ¡û¡ú up] phr v
if police or soldiers round up a particular group of people, they find them and force them to go to prison
::Thousands of men were rounded up and jailed.
to find and gather together a group of people, animals, or things
::See if you can round up a few friends to help you!
::His dog Nell started to round up the sheep.
to increase an exact figure to the next highest whole number
-see also round down round down