Idioms for round
- (of a theater) having a stage completely surrounded by seats for the audience.
- in the style of theater-in-the-round: The play should be done in the round.
- in complete detail; from all aspects: a character as seen in the round.
- (of sculpture) not attached to a supporting background; freestanding.
- to go from one place to another, as in making deliveries, paying social visits, or seeking employment.
- Also go the rounds. to be reported or told; circulate: another rumor making the rounds.
in the round,
make the rounds,
Origin of round
1
1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English
rond, round < Old French, stem of
ront, earlier
reont < Latin
rotundus round, circular (see
rotund); (noun) Middle English, partly derivative of the adj., partly < Old French
rond, ronde (derivative of
ront); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the adj.; (adv. and preposition) Middle English, apparently aphetic variant of
around
SYNONYMS FOR round
OTHER WORDS FROM round
round·ness, nounWords nearby round
British Dictionary definitions for make the rounds
Derived forms of round
roundness, nounWord Origin for round
C13: from Old French
ront, from Latin
rotundus round, from
rota a wheel
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Cultural definitions for make the rounds
round
A song that can be begun at different times by different singers, but with harmonious singing (see harmony) as the result. “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” is a round.
Idioms and Phrases with make the rounds (1 of 2)
make the rounds
Follow a given circuit, as in The watchman makes the rounds every hour, or The gossip soon made the rounds of the school. Versions of this expression, such as go the rounds, follow the rounds, march the rounds, date from about 1600.
make rounds. Visit each hospitalized patient who is under the care of a specific physician, as in The surgery residents make rounds with their chief every morning. [c. 1900]
Idioms and Phrases with make the rounds (2 of 2)
round