Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to round sth off
Participle: rounded sth off
Gerund: rounding sth off
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | round sth off |
| you | round sth off |
| he;she;it | rounds sth off |
| we | round sth off |
| you | round sth off |
| they | round sth off |
Perfect
| I | have rounded sth off |
| you | have rounded sth off |
| he;she;it | has rounded sth off |
| we | have rounded sth off |
| you | have rounded sth off |
| they | have rounded sth off |
Past
| I | rounded sth off |
| you | rounded sth off |
| he;she;it | rounded sth off |
| we | rounded sth off |
| you | rounded sth off |
| they | rounded sth off |
Pluperfect
| I | had rounded sth off |
| you | had rounded sth off |
| he;she;it | had rounded sth off |
| we | had rounded sth off |
| you | had rounded sth off |
| they | had rounded sth off |
Future
| I | will round sth off |
| you | will round sth off |
| he;she;it | will round sth off |
| we | will round sth off |
| you | will round sth off |
| they | will round sth off |
Future Perfect
| I | will have rounded sth off |
| you | will have rounded sth off |
| he;she;it | will have rounded sth off |
| we | will have rounded sth off |
| you | will have rounded sth off |
| they | will have rounded sth off |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | round sth off |
| you | round sth off |
| he;she;it | round sth off |
| we | round sth off |
| you | round sth off |
| they | round sth off |
Perfect
| I | have rounded sth off |
| you | have rounded sth off |
| he;she;it | have rounded sth off |
| we | have rounded sth off |
| you | have rounded sth off |
| they | have rounded sth off |
Imperfect
| I | rounded sth off |
| you | rounded sth off |
| he;she;it | rounded sth off |
| we | rounded sth off |
| you | rounded sth off |
| they | rounded sth off |
Pluperfect
| I | had rounded sth off |
| you | had rounded sth off |
| he;she;it | had rounded sth off |
| we | had rounded sth off |
| you | had rounded sth off |
| they | had rounded sth off |
Conditional
Present
| I | would round sth off |
| you | would round sth off |
| he;she;it | would round sth off |
| we | would round sth off |
| you | would round sth off |
| they | would round sth off |
Perfect
| I | would have rounded sth off |
| you | would have rounded sth off |
| he;she;it | would have rounded sth off |
| we | would have rounded sth off |
| you | would have rounded sth off |
| they | would have rounded sth off |
Imperative
| you | round sth off |
| we | Let's round sth off |
| you | round sth off |
Verbs conjugated like 'round'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'round'
bound,
found,
ground,
hound,
mound,
pound,
roun,
sound,
wound,
abound,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
~ down something,
~ something down,
~ off something,
~ something off,
~ on somebody,
~ upon somebody,
~ out something,
~ something out,
~ up somebody,
~ up something,
~ somebody up,
~ something up,
Etymology
1. c.1375, "to make round," from round (adj.). Meaning "to approximate a number" is from 1934.
Round up "to collect in a mass" is from 1615; specifically of livestock from 1847;
round-up (n.) "cattle drive" is from 1873;
2. From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.
Verbs referencing "round"
English
rounce.
Sample Sentences
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[...] ” said honest John, as he wiped his eyes with the back of a great, freckled, yellow hand. “ I tell yer what, stranger, it was years and years before I'd jine the church, ’ cause the ministers round in our parts used to preach that the Bible went in for these ere cuttings up,—and I couldn't be up to ’ em with their Greek and Hebrew, and so I took up agin ’ em, Bible and all. I never jined the [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] tea-kettle; saw Ruth tripping backward and forward, with plates of cake and saucers of preserves, and ever and anon stopping to put a cake into Harry's hand, or pat his head, or twine his long curls round her snowy fingers. She saw the ample, motherly form of Rachel, as she ever and anon came to the bedside, and smoothed and arranged something about the bedclothes, and gave a tuck here and there, by [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] three; and my tape and needle box is four; and my band-box, five; and my collar-box; and that little hair trunk, seven. What have you done with your sunshade ? Give it to me, and let me put a paper round it, and tie it to my umbrella with my shade; — there, now. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Fellows used to try to frighten me with their yarns at sea, ” said Legree. “ Never come it round me that way. I 'm too tough for any such trash, tell ye. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[ Rick ] Couple rounds back. Thank you. I appreciate it.
(If I Could Ride Again)