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# round

noun (round, rounds); adjective (round, rounder, roundest); preposition, adverb (round, around); verb (round, rounds, rounded, rounding)

«round» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A round is one turn of a game, a race, a quiz or a test: the first round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#m1)
2. Round means shaped like a circle or a ball: a round plate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#m2)
3. Round (or around) means on every side, or in a circle: go round the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#m3)
4. To round a number is to change it to the nearest ten, hundred and so on: 47 rounds to 50. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#m4)
5. To round a corner or headland means to go all the way around it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#m5)

### In the lessons

one pass of practice problems («Round 1: 14 of 20 right»); points from several rounds are added; «N rounds with M in each» = N × M; in maths «round to the nearest ten» (estimate), round shapes (circle, sphere); in everyday life «come round» (visit), «all year round», «a round of applause»

### Examples

- Round 1: 14 of 20 right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#x1)
- Sam scored 5 points in the first round and 8 in the second round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#x2)
- There are 4 rounds with 6 questions in each round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#x3)
- A ball is round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#x4)
- The Earth goes round the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#x5)
- Round 38 to the nearest ten: 40. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#x6)
- Come round to my house after school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#x7)
- We sat round the campfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#x8)
- Let's give them a round of applause! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#x9)
- Wait till you’ve rounded the Horn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/#x10)

### Note

Carries no operation clue; points from several rounds are added, and «N rounds with M in each» is N × M. When rounding, 5 or more rounds up (45 → 50), 4 or less rounds down (44 → 40). A rounded answer is an estimate, not exact. «round» and «around» mean the same in «go round/around».

## In Jewish tradition

"Round about" means all around, used for things set about the altar, court and Tabernacle. In the primary lessons: one pass of practice problems («Round 1: 14 of 20 right»); points from several rounds are added; «N rounds with M in each» = N × M; in maths «round to the nearest ten» (estimate), round shapes (circle, sphere); in everyday life «come round» (visit), «all year round», «a round of applause»

### Examples

- All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. (Torah EXO.38.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x1)
- And when it was killed, Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about. (Torah LEV.8.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x2)
- And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about. (Torah EXO.37.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x3)
- Round about his teeth is terror. (Writings JOB.41.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x4)
- And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee. (Writings PSA.89.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x5)
- And Israel set liers-in-wait against Gibeah round about. (Prophets JDG.20.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/#x6)

### Note

Carries no operation clue; points from several rounds are added, and «N rounds with M in each» is N × M. When rounding, 5 or more rounds up (45 → 50), 4 or less rounds down (44 → 40). A rounded answer is an estimate, not exact. «round» and «around» mean the same in «go round/around».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «round» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/round/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«round» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/round.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «round» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/round/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«round» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/round.html) on Mova free.