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to round up
[phrase form: round]
01
to gather people or things, often to organize or deal with them
Transitive: to round up sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
inseparable
particle
up
base verb
round
present tense
round up
3rd person singular
rounds up
present participle
rounding up
past simple
rounded up
past participle
rounded up
Examples
The teacher had to round up all the students for the field trip.
02
to raise a numerical value to the next higher whole number
Transitive: to round up a numerical value
Examples
The store manager decided to round up the price of the product to the nearest dollar.
03
to arrest a group of individuals, often as part of a law enforcement operation
Transitive: to round up a group of people
Examples
The police decided to round up the suspects involved in the recent crime wave.
