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Collocations for round - noun

1. series of events

ADJECTIVE

endless, long
Life to him was one long round of parties.
fresh, further, latest, new
earlier, previous

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VERB + round

begin, start
hold
complete

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PREPOSITION

round of
a fresh round of peace talks

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2. regular series of visits, etc.

ADJECTIVE

daily, weekly (esp. BrE)
milk, paper (both BrE)

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VERB + round

do, make
The milkman does his round very early. (BrE)
complete

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PREPOSITION

on sb's round (esp. BrE)
a doctor on his round

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3. number of drinks

VERB + round

buy, order
I bought the last round.

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PHRASES

it's my round (= it's my turn to buy the drinks)
a round of drinks
We just had time for one more round of drinks.

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4. part of a competition

ADJECTIVE

first, second, etc.
Italy qualified for the second round of the tournament by beating Germany.
early, last, next, previous
opening, preliminary
final
qualifying

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VERB + round

make, reach
He has never made the fourth round of the tournament.
win
Ali won the next round convincingly.
lose

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PREPOSITION

in a/the round
China was knocked out in the second round.

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5. (in golf) one game

ADJECTIVE

practice
I finished the practice round and went in to have lunch.

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VERB + round

have, play, shoot

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PHRASES

a round of golf
We had a good round of golf today.

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6. bullets

ADJECTIVE

live
blank
artillery, mortar

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VERB + round

fire
The soldiers fired several blank rounds into the crowd.

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PHRASES

a round of ammunition

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Collocations for round - verb

round sth off - PHRASAL VERB

ADVERB

nicely (esp. BrE)
A coffee would round the meal off nicely.

PREPOSITION

with
We rounded off the day with a picnic.

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Round is used with these nouns as the subject:
eye

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Round is used with these nouns as the object:
bend, corner, curve, turn

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Collocations for round - 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

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