all round
all round is the alternative form of all-round.
Meaning of all-round
Adjective
all-round
- Having a wide scope, comprehensive.
- Communism requires conditions in which men are not restricted to a particular type of work, but can take part successively in all types and thus achieve all-round development.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
- Synonyms:
- comprehensive
- Having many skills, versatile.
- While reaching last year's US Open final showed he possesses an all-round game, Anderson's biggest weapon remains his serve - which he lost in the opening game against Djokovic with a double fault on break point.2018 July 15, Jonathan Jurejko, “Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon by beating Kevin Anderson”, in BBC Sport
- Synonyms:
- all-around, well-rounded, versatile
- All around, in every surrounding place.
- Then we pass through Bebington station, and, entering a cutting, become aware of the usual signs of approach to an urban area—buildings closing in, an all-round increase in smokiness, and the application of brakes.1955 January, R. S. McNaught, “From the Severn to the Mersey by Great Western”, in Railway Magazine, page 21
Questions about all round
- What is all round the alternative form of?
- All round is the alternative form of all-round.
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