round

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   One stage or part of a competition, game, or series of events.

   She was knocked out in the first round of the tournament.

2. 2
   noun

   A set of drinks bought for everyone in a group.

   It's my turn to buy the next round.

3. 3
   noun

   A burst of something done by many people together, such as applause.

   The speech got a loud round of applause.

4. 4
   noun

   A regular series of visits or activities done in a set order.

   The nurse began her morning rounds of the ward.

5. 5
   adj

   Expressed as a whole number, without small fractions.

   Let's use round numbers and say it costs a hundred dollars.

Common collocations

• round trip Adjective + noun
• round off Verb + adverb

From Middle English rounen, from Old English rūnian (“to whisper, talk low, talk secrets, consipre, talk secretly”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnōną (“to talk secrets, whisper, decide”), *raunijaną (“to investigate, examine, prove”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)rewə-, *(e)rwō- (“to trace, find out, look out”). Cognate with Scots roun (“to converse with in whispers, speak privately”), Middle Low German rūnen (“to whisper”), Middle Dutch ruinen (“to whisper”), German raunen (“to whisper, murmur”), Old English rūn (“whisper, secret, mystery”), Swedish röna (“to meet with, experience”). More at rune.

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