Standard Lemma guide

Rounds

name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹaʊndz/
  • rhymes with -aʊndz
  • homophone: rounds
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: Rounds
  • CMU ARPABET: R AW1 N D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R AW1 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of round

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A route taken by someone in authority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • the hourly rounds of the night watchman.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A descending diatonic scale played on a ring of bells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: campanology, history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

third-person singular simple present indicative of round

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: rundoj — route taken by someone in authority
  • Polish: regularne wizyty — route taken by someone in authority
  • Russian: обход (obxod) — route taken by someone in authority
Real reading context

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