Round up meaning in English
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Definition
to round up (people): to bring, to gather, to herd (people) together
to round up (to a whole number): to raise a fraction to the nearest (whole number)
a round-up (of the latest news): a summary, a recap, a review, an outline (of the latest news)
Examples
- "The column rounds up the week's winners and losers and contrasts their successes and failures."
- "I've rounded up all the potential murder suspects there for interrogation!"
- "But don't you want to round it up to 100,000 units?"
- "We're now joined by sports correspondent Enrique De La Cruz for the sports round-up."
- "I'm Brent Vanderplop and welcome to Radio Rhubarb's News Round-Up of newsworthy events from around the globe!"
Exercise 1
Select the best synonyms for the terms found in this article. Context is important!
"The column rounds up the week's winners and losers" --> "The column the week's winners and losers"
"We cannot guarantee the accuracy of these stories" --> "We cannot guarantee the of these stories"
"You're just jealous because you can't afford to have the Queen of England rap on one of your songs" --> "You're just jealous because you don't have enough to have the Queen of England rap on one of your songs".
"The column rounds up the week's winners and losers" --> "The column the week's winners and losers"
"We cannot guarantee the accuracy of these stories" --> "We cannot guarantee the of these stories"
"You're just jealous because you can't afford to have the Queen of England rap on one of your songs" --> "You're just jealous because you don't have enough to have the Queen of England rap on one of your songs".
Select the best synonyms for the terms found in this article. Context is important!
"The column rounds up the week's winners and losers" --> "The column summarizes 1 the week's winners and losers"
"We cannot guarantee the accuracy of these stories" --> "We cannot guarantee the correctness 2 of these stories"
"You're just jealous because you can't afford to have the Queen of England rap on one of your songs" --> "You're just jealous because you don't have enough money 3 to have the Queen of England rap on one of your songs".
"The column rounds up the week's winners and losers" --> "The column summarizes 1 the week's winners and losers"
"We cannot guarantee the accuracy of these stories" --> "We cannot guarantee the correctness 2 of these stories"
"You're just jealous because you can't afford to have the Queen of England rap on one of your songs" --> "You're just jealous because you don't have enough money 3 to have the Queen of England rap on one of your songs".
1 summarizes: This is the best choice. "To summarize" means to take all the elements of something (in this case the week's news) and briefly outline the main points. "To summarize" is a perfect synonym for "to round up".
1 compares: This is incorrect. "To compare" means to take two or more elements and study their similarities and differences. For example, we could compare London and Paris. We could say Paris is more beautiful than London, but London has better food. This is comparing.
1 ridicules: This is incorrect. "To ridicule" means "to mock". For example, "They laughed at the Scotsman because he was wearing a kilt. It was quite funny at first, but I got the impression they were ridiculing him for it. He looked very upset". The term is not synonymous with "to round up"
2 correctness: This is correct. "Accuracy" refers to the truth or correctness of something. If the Sunday Roast cannot "guarantee the accuracy" of this article, then they cannot promise that its content is true or real.
2 humor: This is incorrect. "Humour" refers to how funny or amusing something is. This article was very funny or "humorous", however "humour" and "accuracy" are not synonymous!
2 pertinence: This is an incorrect answer. "Pertinence" describes how relevant something is. For example, "The facts we collected were quite pertinent to the debate. They proved our points exactly".
3 money: This is correct. In this context, to be able "to afford" something means to have enough money to purchase or pay for it. Having the Queen of England rap would probably cost a lot of money. Elkie Johns has a lot of money it seems. Some might say he has more dollars than sense!
3 power: This is incorrect. Elkie Johns is a very well known musician and possibly very powerful (meaning that he has influence or control). However, "having power" is unrelated to being able to "afford" something!
3 creativity: This is incorrect. Most musicians are known for their creativity. "To be creative" means "to be artistic" or "imaginative". However, "creativity" is unrelated to being able to "afford" something!
Exercise 2
"Don't you want to round it up to 100,000 units?"
Philip is asking Steffi to:
Philip is asking Steffi to:
"Don't you want to round it up to 100,000 units?"
Philip is asking Steffi to:
Philip is asking Steffi to:
This is not the meaning of the term "to round up". Steffi has already spoken to the commission at Epikure Kosmetiks and does not offer to check the amount with them again. An "amount" refers to a "number", "sum" or "value".
This is not the meaning of the term "to round up". Philip and Steffi only refer to one order during this dialogue.
This is not the meaning of the term "to round up". A "discounted (price)" is an amount which has been reduced or and is now available for less money.
This is the correct answer. The phrasal verb "to round up" means to raise (a number) to the nearest "whole" (= principal or big) number. For example: The taxi driver asked for 46 dollars, so I rounded it up to 50 dollars. "To increase" is to "raise". Note that "to round down" is to decrease a number or fraction (to the nearest principal number).
Exercise 3
"Well it seems you have won this round Mr. Delavigne"
All the sentences below use the term "round" correctly.
Choose the sentence that uses "round" in the same sense as Dr. Badguy uses it in the dialogue.
All the sentences below use the term "round" correctly.
Choose the sentence that uses "round" in the same sense as Dr. Badguy uses it in the dialogue.
"Well it seems you have won this round Mr. Delavigne"
All the sentences below use the term "round" correctly.
Choose the sentence that uses "round" in the same sense as Dr. Badguy uses it in the dialogue.
All the sentences below use the term "round" correctly.
Choose the sentence that uses "round" in the same sense as Dr. Badguy uses it in the dialogue.
This is the best choice. The use of "round" here means "a turn" or "try", or "stage". In sporting matches, games and formal processes, intervals are often called "rounds". The term is used not only in sporting contexts but in business situations as well. Example: The two boxers fought seven rounds before the fight was stopped.
This is not the best choice. The phrasal verb "to round up" means to count a fraction or decimal as a a "whole" number. Example: The number 1.85 can be "rounded" up to 2.
This is not the best choice. The idiom "to make the rounds" indicates the process of socializing and exchanging pleasantries with people (at the party). Example: The politician made the rounds at the state fair reminding everyone to vote for him in the upcoming election. This use of "rounds" is quite different than Dr.Badguy's use of the word.
This is not the best choice. In this context The phrasal verb "to round up" means to "gather" or "bring together" people or animals. Example: The cowboys spent all afternoon rounding up the cows from the southern meadow.
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