/raʊnd/
Translation
Shaped like a circle or like a ball.
Word origin
From Latin rotundus, meaning shaped like a wheel.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rotundus
- English cognates
- rotate
Examples
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"Round" describes the shape of a circle.
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Adjectives like "round" come before the noun.
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"Round" does not change for plural nouns.
Used in
Stories
(4)Grammar articles
(7)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
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