Round Raʊnd Round/Around Earth Sun Corner Neck Preposition

• the first woman to sail round the world
• the earth moves round the sun.
• our house is round the next bend.
• there she is, coming round the corner.

round

1. in a circle
• the first woman to sail round the world
• The earth moves round the sun.
2. on, to or from the other side of something
• Our house is round the next bend.
• There she is, coming round the corner.
• There must be a way round the problem.
3. on all sides of somebody/something; surrounding somebody/something
• She put her arms round him.
• He had a scarf round his neck.
• They were all sitting round the table.
4. in or to many parts of something
• She looked all round the room.
5. to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc.
• He has to organize his life round the kids.
• The earth goes round/around the sun.
• They live round/around the corner.
• We travelled round/around India.
• She turned round/around when I came in.
• The kids were running around/round/about outside.
• I’ve been waiting around/round/about to see her all day.
• We left around/about 8 o’clock.
6. a difficult problem or responsibility that it seems impossible to solve or get rid of
• My debts are a millstone around my neck.
• Unemployment was an economic millstone around the country’s neck.
7. near where you are now or where you live
• There are no decent schools round here.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from the Old French stem round-, from a variant of Latin rotundus ‘rotund’.