round


round

adverb

Definition of ROUND

1
from beginning to end <people working there all year round>
2
on all sides or in every direction <gather round and listen to my story>
Synonyms about, round
Related Words all over, everyplace, everywhere; abroad, afloat, hereabouts (or hereabout)
3
toward the opposite direction <turned round to see who was calling out>
Synonyms about, back, backward (or backwards), round
Related Words behind, down, downward (or downwards), rearward (also rearwards); obversely, reversely; across, athwart, counter, counterclockwise, widdershins (also withershins)
Near Antonyms clockwise, deasil

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