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" I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was called to the telephone and to be told there's a coup, the government has been overthrown - it was round about 9, 10 when the Parliament sat they had done then."
Kamisese Mara

Meaning of "round about" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ROUND ABOUT

raʊnd əˈbaʊt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROUND ABOUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Round about is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ROUND ABOUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Roundabout

A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic flows almost continuously in one direction around a central island. The modern form was standardised in the United Kingdom. So-called "modern" roundabouts require entering traffic to yield to traffic already in the circle and optimally observe various design rules to increase safety. Variations on the basic concept include integration with tram and/or train lines, two-way flow, higher speeds and many others. Traffic exiting the roundabout comes from one direction, rather than three, simplifying the pedestrian's visual environment. Traffic moves slowly enough to allow visual engagement with pedestrians, encouraging deference towards them. Other benefits include reduced driver confusion associated with perpendicular junctions and reduced queueing associated with traffic lights. They allow U-turns within the normal flow of traffic, which often are not possible at other forms of junction. Moreover, since vehicles on average spend less time idling at roundabouts than at signalled intersections, using a roundabout potentially leads to less pollution.

Definition of round about in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROUND ABOUT

about · bout · gadabout · hereabout · kickabout · knockabout · layabout · roundabout · rouseabout · roustabout · runabout · stirabout · thenabout · thereabout · turnabout · walkabout · whereabout · whirlabout

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROUND ABOUT

round · round and round · round angle · round arch · round clam · round dance · round down · round file · round hand · round off · round on · round out · round robin · round table · round the bend · round the corner · round the twist · round the Wrekin · round top · round tower

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROUND ABOUT

bring about · cast about · come about · fall about · fuck about · get about · go about · hang about · just about · kick about · know what one is talking about · make no bones about · marabout · nothing to write home about · out and about · right about · see about · set about · talk about · time about · what about

Synonyms and antonyms of round about in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ROUND ABOUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «round about» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «round about» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROUND ABOUT

Find out the translation of round about to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of round about from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «round about» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

四围
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

en derredor
570 millions of speakers
en

English

round about
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

दौर के बारे में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حواليها
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

вокруг
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

sobre rodada
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

প্রায় বৃত্তাকার
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tout autour
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sekitar
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kreisverkehr
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ラウンド約
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

라운드 에 대한
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Babak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chung quanh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சுற்றிலும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सुमारे गोल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Hakkında
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

su tondo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wokoło
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

навколо
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

despre rotund
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ολόγυρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rondom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

runt omkring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rundt omkring
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about round about

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2 QUOTES WITH «ROUND ABOUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word round about.
1
Stevie Jackson
I got involved in lots of different areas round about 2007, 2008. Just working with lots of different people and stretching myself in different ways. I was working on art projects and working with other writers, just doing bits and pieces, trying to keep busy.
2
Kamisese Mara
I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was called to the telephone and to be told there's a coup, the government has been overthrown - it was round about 9, 10 when the Parliament sat they had done then.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUND ABOUT»

Discover the use of round about in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to round about and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Round about a Pound a Week
This classic text is one of the most important and vivid historical portraits of the daily life of working people in the early part of the twentieth century.
Mrs. Pember Reeves, 1979
2
Round About the Earth: Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit
An account of the history of circumnavigation and how it has influenced the way people think about the Earth, profiling the early quests of famous historical figures, and the innovations that enabled world travel.
Joyce E. Chaplin, 2013
3
Round About the Earth: Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit
Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit Joyce E. Chaplin. program for the canadian pacific promised that its aim was “To achieve this World in comfort,/ To visit its rare places in safety”—a tall order, on a global scale. certainly, the niggling ...
Joyce E. Chaplin, 2013
4
Round-About Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Frank Richard Stockton, 2008
5
Round about My Peking Garden
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Archibald Little, 2010
6
Round about Six: Stories and Poems by Your Favourite Writers ...
Roll up! Roll up to a whirligig celebration of poems and stories from a host of well-loved authors and artists! Explore the thrills and spills of being round about six in this fun-filled anthology.
‎2007
7
Round about the Ballet: Featuring Dancers from American ...
This book is for ballet fans, dance students, collectors of photo books, and people who are curious about the performing arts. This is a book that, once opened, will be hard to put down. HARDCOVER
William Cubberley, Joseph Carman, 2004
8
Round about the Carpathians
One glorious morning in June 1875 I with the true holiday feeling at heart for the world was all before me stepped on board the Rustchuk steamer at Buda-Pest intending to go down the Danube as far as Basiash.' (Excerpt)
Andrew F. Crosse, 2008
9
Round About Chatsworth
The Duchess describes monuments on her 35,000 acre estate, weaving her tales around an album of specially-commissioned photographs.
Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, 2005
10
Round about Norway
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1880 Original Publisher: R. Bentley and son Subjects: Norway Foreign Language Study / French History / Europe / Scandinavia Juvenile Nonfiction / Foreign Language Study / ...
Charles William Wood, 2009
REFERENCE
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