raʊnd ʌp
neutral
intermediate
- Base verb:
- round
- Particle:
- up
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "round up" mean?
- To gather people or things together
- To increase a number to the nearest whole number
Examples
- Round up the usual suspects.
- Can you round up the team for a meeting?
- The police rounded up the protesters.
- Let's round up the bill to an even number.
- Cowboys rounded up the cattle.
How to use it
'Roundup' (noun) is a gathering or summary. 'Round up the usual suspects' is a famous movie quote.
Word order
Object can go between: 'round them up' or 'round up the group'
Similar expressions
gather
collect
assemble
Opposites
round down
scatter
disperse
Related phrasal verbs
- get up
To rise from bed after sleeping
- turn up
To increase the volume, heat, or intensity of something
- give up
To stop trying to do something, often because it is too difficult
- bring up
To mention or introduce a topic in conversation
- go up
To increase in price, level, or amount
- come up
To be mentioned or discussed
Use it in a practice answer
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