Definition: 1. Shaped like a circle or a ball. 2. Having a curved shape. 3. From beginning to end; throughout. 4. (of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand.
Use 'round' in a sentence:
1. There she is, coming round the corner.
2. He had a scarf round his neck.
3. Bring the family round one evening; we'd love to meet them.
4. Our house is round the next bend.
5. The thought kept going round and round in her head.
6. We walked round to the back of the house.
7. She bought drinks all round.
8. She shot a 75 in the first round.
9. The fruit are small and round.
10. Has anyone shown you round yet?
11. He has a round face with a high forehead.
12. These are the leading first-round scores.
13. Make it a round figure ─ say forty dollars.
14. Pack the dirt firmly round the plants.
15. He turned the car round and drove back again.
16. I'll be round in an hour.
17. We can get six people round this table at a pinch.
18. It's 30 miles round trip to work.
19. The barge had a rounded bow and stern.
20. There was yet another round of sackings.
21. We got creamed in the first round.
22. They were all gathered round the TV.
23. We did the round trip in two hours.
24. Two thousand is a nice round number ─ put that down.
25. She's a good all-round player.
26. He repeated none of the errors he'd made first time round.
27. They were all sitting round the table.
28. Her life is one long round of parties and fun.
29. We went the long way round.
30. An oak tree cast its shadow over a tiny round pool.
31. She looked all round the room.
32. Have we enough cups to go round ?
33. There was yet another round of firings.
34. How do you make the wheels go round?
35. We're leaving round about ten.
36. Who's for another round of toast?
37. We played a round of golf.
38. Are you sure you've got that on the right way round?
39. He stood drinks all round.
40. This time round it was not so easy.
41. I managed to swing them round to my point of view.
42. They begin another round of negotiations today.
43. She put her arms round him.
44. There must be a way round the problem.
45. He is a great all-round player.
46. We finally managed to talk them round to our way of thinking.
47. The child was watching it all with big round eyes.
48. She looked round at the sound of his voice.
49. The earth moves round the sun.
50. He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round.
51. The children have been driving me round the bend today.
52. The team suffered a shock defeat in the first round.
53. Losing in the first round was a shock to the system.
54. A good second round brought him level with the tournament leader.
55. These glasses suit people with round faces.
56. He'll never come round to our way of thinking.
57. I went round to the post office.
58. Rugby isn't played with a round ball.
59. Call them and save yourself the bother of going round.
