I.
noun
1 series of events
ADJECTIVE
▪ endless , long
▪
Life to him was one long ~ of parties.
▪ fresh , further , latest , new
▪ earlier , previous
VERB + ROUND
▪ begin , start
▪ hold
▪ complete
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a fresh ~ of peace talks
2 regular series of visits, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ daily , weekly ( esp. BrE )
▪ milk , paper (both BrE )
VERB + ROUND
▪ do , make
▪
The milkman does his ~ very early. ( BrE )
▪ complete
PREPOSITION
▪ on sb's ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
a doctor on his ~
3 number of drinks
VERB + ROUND
▪ buy , order
▪
I bought the last ~.
PHRASES
▪ it's my ~ (= it's my turn to buy the drinks)
▪ a ~ of drinks
▪
We just had time for one more ~ of drinks.
4 part of a competition
ADJECTIVE
▪ first , second , etc.
▪
Italy qualified for the second ~ of the tournament by beating Germany.
▪ early , last , next , previous
▪ opening , preliminary
▪ final
▪ qualifying
VERB + ROUND
▪ make , reach
▪
He has never made the fourth ~ of the tournament.
▪ win
▪
Ali won the next ~ convincingly.
▪ lose
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
China was knocked out in the second ~.
5 (in golf) one game
ADJECTIVE
▪ practice
▪
I finished the practice ~ and went in to have lunch.
VERB + ROUND
▪ have , play , shoot
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of golf
▪
We had a good ~ of golf today.
6 bullets
ADJECTIVE
▪ live
▪ blank
▪ artillery , mortar
VERB + ROUND
▪ fire
▪
The soldiers fired several blank ~s into the crowd.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of ammunition
II.
verb
PHRASAL VERB
round sth off
ADVERB
▪ nicely ( esp. BrE )
▪
A coffee would ~ the meal off nicely.
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
We ~ed off the day with a picnic.
Round is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye
Round is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bend , ↑ corner , ↑ curve , ↑ turn
III.
adj.
Round is used with these nouns: ↑ arch , ↑ belly , ↑ bracket , ↑ breast , ↑ end , ↑ face , ↑ figure , ↑ glasses , ↑ hole , ↑ hut , ↑ mirror , ↑ neck , ↑ shape , ↑ shoulder , ↑ spectacles , ↑ stone , ↑ sum , ↑ table , ↑ tower , ↑ trip