How to spell round

Round is spelled R-O-U-N-D.

hear itround/raʊnd/adjectiveLong vowels

What it means: Shaped like a circle or ball.

In a sentence: The cat sat on a round rug.

Same family: rounds, rounding, rounded, roundabout, round-up. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The noun “round” in the sense of a regular route or patrol comes from Middle English and Old French roots meaning a circuit or going around. It is related to the idea of moving in a circle or loop, which is why a guard’s fixed path is called a round.

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