- round up something
- round up (something)
to increase an amount to the next higher whole number.
Round all of the numbers up to the nearest tenth.
All measurements have been rounded up and are not exact.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
round up something
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round out something — round out (something) to complete something. The visit to the ancient temple was the perfect thing to round out our vacation. It s a good article but I would have rounded it out with a paragraph about repairing the damage from the earthquake … New idioms dictionary
round up something — round up (someone/something) to gather people, animals, or things together into one place. Two dogs helped round up the sheep. Time to round everybody up! Dinner is ready! … New idioms dictionary
round someone/something up — GATHER TOGETHER, herd together, muster, marshal, rally, assemble, collect, group; N. Amer. corral. → round * * * drive or collect a number of people or animals together for a particular purpose in the afternoon the cows are rounded up for milking … Useful english dictionary
round someone/something up — Syn: gather together, herd together, muster, marshal, rally, assemble, collect, group; N.Amer. corral … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
get round to something — ˌget ˈround/aˈround to sth derived to find the time to do sth • I meant to do the ironing but I didn t get round to it. • get round to something doing sth I hope to get around to answering your letter next week. Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
round out — (something) to complete something. The visit to the ancient temple was the perfect thing to round out our vacation. It s a good article but I would have rounded it out with a paragraph about repairing the damage from the earthquake … New idioms dictionary
bring something round to something — ˌbring sth ˈround to sth derived (BrE) (NAmE ˌbring sth aˈround to sth) to direct a conversation to a particular subject Main entry: ↑bringderived … Useful english dictionary
bring somebody round to something — ˌbring sb ˈround (to sth) derived (BrE) (NAmE ˌbring sb aˈround) to persuade sb to agree to sth • He didn t like the plan at first, but we managed to bring him round. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
round up — (something) to increase an amount to the next higher whole number. Round all of the numbers up to the nearest tenth. All measurements have been rounded up and are not exact … New idioms dictionary
look round for something — ˌlook aˈround/ˈround for sth derived to search for sth in a number of different places • We re looking around for a house in this area. Main entry: ↑lookderived … Useful english dictionary
