The meaning of ROUND is having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center : shaped like a circle or ball. How to use round in a sentence.
Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as 'around'. Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'get round' and 'hand round'.
Definition of round adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(transitive, intransitive) To approximate (a number, especially a decimal number) by the closest whole number, or some other close number, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.; see also round down, round up.
Rounding half up One may round half up (or round half toward positive infinity), a tie-breaking rule that is widely used in many disciplines. [citation needed] That is, half-way values of x are always rounded up. If the fractional part of x is exactly 0.5, then y = x + 0.5 For example, 23.5 gets rounded to 24, and −23.5 gets rounded to −23.
Definition of round. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
When a rumor, a piece of news, etc. makes/does/goes the rounds, it is passed from one person to another person and becomes widely known. When we rounded the bend (in the road), we saw two deer in a field. He slipped when he was rounding first base. They rounded off the meal with coffee and dessert.
