all round

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Translations

مُحيطون بِه، من حَوْل

kolem dokola

hele vejen rundt om

um ... herum

allt í kringum, umhverfis

hele veien rundt

çevresinde

四周围

round

(raund) adjective

1. shaped like a circle or globe. a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.

2. rather fat; plump. a round face.

adverb

1. in the opposite direction. He turned round.

2. in a circle. They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.

3. from one person to another. They passed the letter round; The news went round.

4. from place to place. We drove round for a while.

5. in circumference. The tree measured two metres round.

6. to a particular place, usually a person's home. Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?

preposition

1. on all sides of. There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.

2. passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place). They ran round the tree.

3. changing direction at. He came round the corner.

4. in or to all parts of. The news spread all round the town.

noun

1. a complete circuit. a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.

2. a regular journey one takes to do one's work. a postman's round.

3. a burst of cheering, shooting etc. They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.

4. a single bullet, shell etc. five hundred rounds of ammunition.

5. a stage in a competition etc. The winners of the first round will go through to the next.

6. a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.

verb

to go round. The car rounded the corner.

ˈrounded adjective

curved; like part of the line forming a circle. a rounded arch.

ˈroundly adverb

plainly; rudely. He rebuked her roundly.

ˈroundness noun

rounds noun plural

a doctor's visits to his patients. The doctor is (out) on his rounds.

ˈall-round adjective

complete. It was an all-round success.

ˌall-ˈrounder noun

a person who has a talent for several different kinds of work, sport etc, or who can play in any position in a game.

ˈroundabout noun

1. a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.

2. a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.

adjective

not direct. a roundabout route.

round figures/numbers

the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers. Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).

ˌround-ˈshouldered adjective

with stooping shoulders.

round trip

1. (American) a journey to a place and back again (round-trip ticket a ticket for such a journey).

2. a trip to several places and back, taking a circular route.

all round

surrounding. There were people all round him.

round about

1. surrounding. She sat with her children round about her.

2. near. There are not many houses round about.

3. approximately. There must have been round about a thousand people there.

round off

1. to make something smooth etc. He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.

2. to complete successfully. He rounded off his career by becoming president.

round on

to turn to face (a person) suddenly, especially angrily.

round up to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep ( ˈround-up) noun

References in classic literature ?

He pointed all round the assembly with a circular sweep of his hand; and said, "Why?"

View in context

'Why, I beat you all round the town, you chicken!' the Lion replied angrily, half getting up as he spoke.

View in context

I have mustered ye all round this capstan; and ye mates, flank me with your lances; and ye harpooneers, stand there with your irons; and ye, stout mariners, ring me in, that I may in some sort revive a noble custom of my fisherman fathers before me.