adjective

 

in the shape of a circle or ball

a round table/window

 

adv, prep

 

in a circle on all sides of something

We sat round the table.

 

direction to the opposite direction

She looked round.

 

to a place to or in different parts of a place

He showed me round the flat.

 

several places from one place or person to another

He went round the room asking people individually.

 

visit to someone's home

Wendy's coming round this afternoon.

 

near near an area

Do you live round here?

 

noun

 

a part of a competition

He was beaten in the first round.

 

events a group of events that is part of a series

a round of interviews

 

visits regular visits to a group of people or houses to give them something or to see them

a milk/newspaper round

 

drinks drinks that you buy for a group of people

It's your turn to buy the next round.

 

bullets a bullet or a set of bullets to be fired at one time from a gun

 

verb

 

to go around something

They rounded the corner at high speed.