- 1[transitive] round something 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.
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- 2[transitive, intransitive] round (something) to make something into a round shape; to form into a round shape She rounded her lips and whistled. His eyes rounded with horror.
- 3[transitive] round something (up/down) (to something) to increase or decrease a number to the next highest or lowest whole number Phrasal Verbsround offround up
round
verbNAmE//raʊnd//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they round he / she / it rounds
past simple rounded
-ing form rounding
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