round
Translation
circular, spherical, around (prep), a stage (n)
Examples
The Earth is round.
The Earth is round.
We sat round the table.
We sat around the table.
This is the first round of the competition.
This is the first round of the competition.
He turned round and smiled.
He turned around and smiled.
Grammar Patterns
((as an adjective)) circular; spherical The Earth is round.
((as a preposition)) on all sides of (sth.); around We sat around the table.
((as a noun)) a stage in a competition This is the first round of the competition.
((as an adverb)) in the opposite direction He turned around and smiled.
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Etymology
From Old French 'roond', from Latin 'rotundus' meaning 'round, circular'.
Memory Tips
Picture a round table. You can describe the table as 'round' (adjective), and people sitting 'around' it (preposition).