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round off
vb (tr, adverb)
1. (often foll by with) to bring to a satisfactory conclusion; complete, esp agreeably: we rounded off the evening with a brandy.
2. to make round or less jagged
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| Verb | 1. | round off - make round; "round the edges" purse - contract one's lips into a rounded shape |
| 2. | round off - bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" | |
| 3. | round off - express as a round number; "round off the amount" |
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Translations
يَصْقُل، يُنَعِّميُنْهي بِنَجاح
korunovatzaoblitzavršit
afrunde
lekerekít
gera ávalann, rúnnaljúka, ganga frá
zaobliťzavŕšiť
başarıyla tamamlamakyuvarlak yapmak
w>round off
vt sep
edges etc → abrunden
(= complete, perfect) list, series → vollmachen; speech, sentence, meal → abrunden; debate, meeting, one’s career → beschließen, abschließen; and now, to round off, I would like to say … → und zum Abschluss möchte ich nun sagen …
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round
(raund) adjective1. shaped like a circle or globe. a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.
2. rather fat; plump. a round face.
adverb1. in the opposite direction. He turned round.
2. in a circle. They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.
3. from one person to another. They passed the letter round; The news went round.
4. from place to place. We drove round for a while.
5. in circumference. The tree measured two metres round.
6. to a particular place, usually a person's home. Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?
preposition1. on all sides of. There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.
2. passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place). They ran round the tree.
3. changing direction at. He came round the corner.
4. in or to all parts of. The news spread all round the town.
noun1. a complete circuit. a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.
2. a regular journey one takes to do one's work. a postman's round.
3. a burst of cheering, shooting etc. They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.
4. a single bullet, shell etc. five hundred rounds of ammunition.
5. a stage in a competition etc. The winners of the first round will go through to the next.
6. a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.
verb to go round. The car rounded the corner.
ˈrounded adjective curved; like part of the line forming a circle. a rounded arch.
ˈroundly adverb plainly; rudely. He rebuked her roundly.
ˈroundness nounrounds noun plural
a doctor's visits to his patients. The doctor is (out) on his rounds.
ˈall-round adjective complete. It was an all-round success.
ˌall-ˈrounder noun a person who has a talent for several different kinds of work, sport etc, or who can play in any position in a game.
ˈroundabout noun1. a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.
2. a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.
adjective not direct. a roundabout route.
round figures/numbers the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers. Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).
ˌround-ˈshouldered adjective with stooping shoulders.
round trip1. (American) a journey to a place and back again (round-trip ticket a ticket for such a journey).
2. a trip to several places and back, taking a circular route.
all round surrounding. There were people all round him.
round about1. surrounding. She sat with her children round about her.
2. near. There are not many houses round about.
3. approximately. There must have been round about a thousand people there.
round off1. to make something smooth etc. He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.
2. to complete successfully. He rounded off his career by becoming president.
round on to turn to face (a person) suddenly, especially angrily.
round up to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep ( ˈround-up) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.