"round" meaning in English

See round in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈraʊnd/ Audio: en-us-round.ogg [US] Forms: round [positive], rounder [comparative], roundest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|round|rounder|roundest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something is round if it's like a circle or like part of a circle. It is curved, not straight.
    Sense id: simple-round-en-adj-rSex~YRZ

Preposition

IPA: /ˈraʊnd/ Audio: en-us-round.ogg [US] Forms: round
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If x is round y, y is in the middle and x is on all sides.
    Sense id: simple-round-en-prep-Od18bEz9
  2. If you turn or look round, you are now facing the opposite direction.
    Sense id: simple-round-en-prep-3av2QLYN
  3. You round up numbers in math
    Sense id: simple-round-en-prep-j5qO0R6~

Verb

IPA: /ˈraʊnd/ Audio: en-us-round.ogg [US] Forms: round [canonical], rounds [third-person, singular], rounded [past], rounded [past, participle], rounding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you round something, you make it round, like a circle or a sphere.
    Sense id: simple-round-en-verb-SI6Kp4kF
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