Past tense of round
regular verb
The past tense of round is rounded. The past participle is also rounded.
Forms of round
| Base form (V1) | round /ˈɹaʊ̯nd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rounded /ˈɹaʊndɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | rounded /ˈɹaʊndɪd/ |
| Present participle | rounding /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | rounds /ˈɹaʊndz/ |
Rounded in a sentence
- The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.
- She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.
- As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick."From the entry trick
- They rounded up a group of experts and got their opinions.From the entry round up
- When we rounded the corner, Peter was in sight at the other end of the road.From the entry in sight
Meaning of round
- adjective Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
- adjective Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.
- adjective Loosely or approximately circular.
Questions about the past tense of round
- What is the past tense of round?
- The past tense of round is rounded.
- What is the past participle of round?
- The past participle of round is rounded.
- Is round a regular or irregular verb?
- Round is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: round (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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