Tra từ round - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

round [round rounds rounded rounding] adjective, adverb, preposition, noun, verb BrE [raʊnd] NAmE [raʊnd]
adjective (round·er, round·est)
1. shaped like a circle or a ball
•a round plate
• These glasses suit people with round faces.
• The fruit are small and round.
•Rugby isn't played with a round ball.
•the discovery that the world is round
•The child was watching it all with big round eyes (= showing interest).
•a T-shirt with a round neck
see also ↑round-eyed, ↑round-table
2. having a curved shape
•the round green hills of Donegal
•round brackets (= in writing)
• She had a small mouth and round pink cheeks.
3. only before noun a round figure or amount is one that is given as a whole number, usually one ending in 0 or 5
• Make it a round figure— say forty dollars.
• Two thousand is a nice round number— put that down.
•Well, in round figures (= not giving the exact figures) we've spent twenty thousand so far.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from the Old French stem round-, from a variant of Latin rotundus ‘rotund’.

Thesaurus:
round noun C
•Italy qualified for the second round of the tournament.
heat • • leg • • lap • • hole • • game • • set • • innings • • inning • • half • • quarter •
in a/an round/heat/leg/game/set/innings/inning/half/quarter
the first/second, etc. round/heat/leg/lap/hole/game/set/innings/inning/half/quarter
win a round/heat/leg/hole/game/set
Round or heat? Round is a more general word to describe a stage of a competition between teams or individuals; the whole competition may take place over several days, weeks or even months. Heats is used especially to describe the first round of a race between individuals, such as in running or swimming, in which the winners of each heat then compete in the semi-final or final.

Example Bank:
•She had a very round face.
•Most of the county is undulating land, with low round hills and shallow valleys.
•Put both the surname and publication date in round brackets.
Idioms: ↑do the rounds ▪ ↑in the round ▪ ↑round about ▪ ↑round here
Derived Word: ↑roundness
Derived: ↑round on somebody ▪ ↑round somebody up ▪ ↑round something off

adverb (especially BrE) (NAmE usually around)For the special uses of round in phrasal verbs, look at the verb entries. For example, the meaning of come round to sth is given in the phrasal verb section of the entry for come.
1. moving in a circle
• Everybody joins hands and dances round.
• How do you make the wheels go round?
•The children were spinning round and round.
• (figurative)The thought kept going round and round in her head.
2. measuring or marking the edge or outside of sth
•a young tree measuring only 18 inches round
• They've built a high fence all round to keep intruders out.
3. on all sides of sb/sth
• A large crowd had gathered round to watch.
4. at various places in an area
• People stood round waiting for something to happen.
5. in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way
• He turned the car round and drove back again.
• She looked round at the sound of his voice.
6. to the other side of sth
• We walked round to the back of the house.
• The road's blocked— you'll have to drive the long way round.
7. from one place, person, etc. to another
• They've moved all the furniture round.
• He went round interviewing people about local traditions.
•Pass the biscuits round.
•Have we enough cups to go round?
8. (informal)to or at a particular place, especially where sb lives
• I'll be round in an hour.
• We've invited the Frasers round this evening.
more at (the) next, first, second, etc. time round at ↑time

Word Origin:
Middle English: from the Old French stem round-, from a variant of Latin rotundus ‘rotund’.

Which Word?:
around / round / about
Around and round can often be used with the same meaning in BrE, though around is more formal: ▪ The earth goes round/around the sun. ◇ ▪ They live round/around the corner. ◇ ▪ We travelled round/around India. ◇ ▪ She turned round/around when I came in. In NAmE only around can be used in these meanings.
Around, round and about can also sometimes be used with the same meaning in BrE: ▪ The kids were running around/round/about outside. ◇ ▪ I’ve been waiting around/round/about to see her all day. In NAmE only around can be used in these meanings. About or around can be used in both BrE and NAmE to mean ‘approximately’: ▪ We left around/about 8 o’clock.

preposition (especially BrE) (NAmE usually around)
1. in a circle
•the first woman to sail round the world
• The earth moves round the sun.
2. on, to or from the other side of sth
• Our house is round the next bend.
• There she is, coming round the corner.
•There must be a way round the problem.
3. on all sides of sb/sth; surrounding sb/sth
• She put her arms round him.
• He had a scarf round his neck.
•They were all sitting round the table.
4. in or to many parts of sth
• She looked all round the room.
5. to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc
• He has to organize his life round the kids.
more at a millstone round your/sb's neck at ↑millstone

Word Origin:
Middle English: from the Old French stem round-, from a variant of Latin rotundus ‘rotund’.

Which Word?:
around / round / about
Around and round can often be used with the same meaning in BrE, though around is more formal: ▪ The earth goes round/around the sun. ◇ ▪ They live round/around the corner. ◇ ▪ We travelled round/around India. ◇ ▪ She turned round/around when I came in. In NAmE only around can be used in these meanings.
Around, round and about can also sometimes be used with the same meaning in BrE: ▪ The kids were running around/round/about outside. ◇ ▪ I’ve been waiting around/round/about to see her all day. In NAmE only around can be used in these meanings. About or around can be used in both BrE and NAmE to mean ‘approximately’: ▪ We left around/about 8 o’clock.

noun

STAGE IN PROCESS
1. a set of events which form part of a longer process
•the next round of peace talks
•a new round of pay bargaining
•the final round of voting in the election

IN SPORT
2. a stage in a sports competition
•the qualifying rounds of the National Championships
• Hewitt was knocked out of the tournament in the third round.
3. a stage in a ↑boxing or ↑wrestling match
•The fight only lasted five rounds.
4. a complete game of ↑golf; a complete way around the course in some other sports, such as ↑showjumping
•We played a round of golf.
•the first horse to jump a clear round

REGULAR ACTIVITIES/ROUTE
5. a regular series of activities
•the daily round of school life
•Her life is one long round of parties and fun.
6. a regular route that sb takes when delivering or collecting sth; a regular series of visits that sb makes
•Dr Green was on her daily ward rounds.
• (BrE)a postman on his delivery round
•Four soldiers patrolled the area and an officer made his rounds at frequent intervals.
see also ↑milk round, ↑paper round

DRINKS
7. a number of drinks bought by one person for all the others in a group
•a round of drinks
•It's my round (= it is my turn to pay for the next set of drinks).

BREAD
8. (BrE)a whole slice of bread; sandwiches made from two whole slices of bread
•Who's for another round of toast?
•two rounds of beef sandwiches

CIRCLE
9. a round object or piece of sth
•Cut the pastry into rounds.

OF APPLAUSE/CHEERS
10. ~ of applause/cheers a short period during which people show their approval of sb/sth by clapping, etc
•There was a great round of applause when the dance ended.

SHOT
11. a single shot from a gun; a bullet for one shot
•They fired several rounds at the crowd.
•We only have three rounds of ammunition left.

SONG
12. (music)a song for two or more voices in which each sings the same tune but starts at a different time

Word Origin:
Middle English: from the Old French stem round-, from a variant of Latin rotundus ‘rotund’.

Example Bank:
•Ali won the next round convincingly.
•Australia were knocked out in the second round.
•He has never made the fourth round of the tournament.
•I bought the last round.
•I finished the practice round and went in to have lunch.
•Italy qualified for the second round of the tournament by beating Germany.
•Life to him was one long round of parties.
•The milkman does his round very early.
•The soldiers fired several blank rounds into the crowd.
•We had a good round of golf today.
•We just had time for one more round of drinks.
•a doctor on his round
•a fresh round of peace talks
•It was the first horse to jump a clear round.
•Murray was knocked out of the French Open in the third round.
•Norwich City are through to the third round of the FA Cup.
•The next round of peace talks begins this month.
•The party did very well in the final round of voting.
•They were drawn to face Wigan in the preliminary round.

verb
1. transitive ~ sth to go around a corner of a building, a bend in the road, etc
•The boat rounded the tip of the island.
•We rounded the bend at high speed.
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to make sth into a round shape; to form into a round shape
•She rounded her lips and whistled.
•His eyes rounded with horror.
3. transitive ~ sth (up/down) (to sth) to increase or decrease a number to the next highest or lowest whole number
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from the Old French stem round-, from a variant of Latin rotundus ‘rotund’.

Example Bank:
•A coffee would round the meal off nicely.
•We rounded off the day with a picnic.

See also: ↑around ▪ ↑make the rounds ▪ ↑round something out