all-round en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From all + round, initially “everywhere” (1728), “versatile” from 1867.
Meanings
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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 Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 159:
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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:
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| all-around | Canada, US, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
all-round education · all-rounder
Synonyms
comprehensive · versatile · all-around · well-rounded
Translations (20)
fi laaja-alainen (having a wide scope) · it versatile (having many skills) · hu átfogó (having a wide scope) · bg обширен (having a wide scope) · cmn 綜合的 /综合的 (having a wide scope) · bg цялостен (having many skills) · hu sokoldalú (having many skills) · cmn 全面的 (having a wide scope) · fi monitaitoinen (having many skills) · bg обхватен (having a wide scope) · kk әмбебап (having many skills) · it polivalente (having many skills) · it sotto ogni aspetto (having a wide scope) · hu széles körű (having a wide scope) · bg цялостен (having a wide scope) · hu univerzális (having many skills) · bg повсеместен (having a wide scope) · bg всестранен (having many skills) · cmn 全能的 (having many skills) · bg широкообхватен (having a wide scope)