- a stage in a competition or sports event
- the qualifying rounds of the National Championships
- Anderson was knocked out of the tournament in the third round.
- He beat Fischer in the opening round.
- She made it through to the final round.
Extra Examples- They were drawn to face Wigan in the preliminary round.
- Norwich City are through to the third round of the FA Cup.
- Italy qualified for the second round of the tournament by beating Germany.
- He has never made the fourth round of the tournament.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- etc.
- …
- make
- reach
- win
- …
- in a/the round
- a stage in a boxing or wrestling match
- The fight only lasted five rounds.
- Ali won the next round convincingly.
- a complete game of golf; a complete way around the course in some other sports, such as showjumping
- We played a round of golf.
- I finished the practice round and went in to have lunch.
- the first horse to jump a clear round
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- practice
- have
- play
- shoot
- …
- a round of golf
- 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
- This latest round of redundancies follows the loss of 250 jobs in January.
- There were two important rounds of negotiations.
- He won the second round of the elections.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- endless
- long
- fresh
- …
- begin
- start
- hold
- …
- round of
- a regular series of activities
- the daily round of school life
- Her life is one long round of parties and fun.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- endless
- long
- fresh
- …
- begin
- start
- hold
- …
- round of
- a regular route that somebody takes when delivering or collecting something; a regular series of visits that somebody makes
- on your round Dr Green was on her daily ward rounds.
- (British English) a postman on his delivery round
- Four soldiers patrolled the area and an officer made his rounds at frequent intervals.
- The milkman does his round very early.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- endless
- long
- fresh
- …
- begin
- start
- hold
- …
- round of
- 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).
Extra Examples- I bought the last round.
- We just had time for one more round of drinks.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + round- buy
- order
- it’s my round
- a round of drinks
- (British English) 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
- a round object or piece of something
- Cut the pastry into rounds.
- round of applause/cheers a short period during which people show their approval of somebody/something by clapping
- There was a great round of applause when the dance ended.
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- live
- blank
- artillery
- …
- fire
- a round of ammunition
- (music) a song for two or more voices in which each sings the same tune but starts at a different time
in competitions
stage in process
regular activities/route
drinks
bread
circle
of applause/cheers
shot
song
Word OriginMiddle English: from the Old French stem round-, from a variant of Latin rotundus ‘rotund’.
Idioms
See round in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee round in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishdo/go the rounds (of something)
- (British English) (North American English make the rounds)if news or a joke does the rounds, it is passed on quickly from one person to another
- (British English) (also make the rounds North American English, British English)to go around from place to place, especially when looking for work or support for a political campaign, etc.
- He’s doing the rounds of insurance firms.
- The Vice-President made the rounds of television talk shows.
in the round
- (of a work of art) made so that it can be seen from all sides
- an opportunity to see Canova’s work in the round
- (of a theatre or play) with the people watching all around a central stage see also theatre-in-the-round
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