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Round on meaning

Round on is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to turn without warning and physically attack a person or thing.

Past simple
rounded on
Past participle
rounded on
-ing form
rounding on

What round on means

turn and attackB2

To turn without warning and physically attack a person or thing

The injured animal suddenly rounded on its handler.

1 more meaning of round on is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With round: round off, round something down/up, round out, round up.

With on: turn on, put on, try on, go on, get on, hold on, carry on, hang on, keep on doing, keep on.

Common questions

What does round on mean?

It has 2 meanings. One of them is to turn without warning and physically attack a person or thing. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of round on?

Rounded on, which is also its past participle.

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