Meaning & use
roundups
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“roundups” is a form of “roundup”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
nouncountable
Collections of related things, especially news stories or summaries, gathered together.
Grammar: The singular is 'roundup'; use 'a roundup' for one collection and 'roundups' for several.
Patterns
- a roundup of something
- news roundups
- weekly roundups
The website publishes daily roundups of the top stories.
She reads weekly roundups of sports results.
The magazine's roundups of new books are very popular.
nouncountable
The act of gathering cattle or other animals together by riding around them.
Grammar: Often used in the context of ranching; the verb is 'round up'.
Patterns
- cattle roundups
- a roundup of horses
The cowboys held a roundup of all the cattle on the ranch.
Autumn roundups help farmers check the health of their herds.
Word forms
| singular | roundup |
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Common combinations
- a roundup of news
- Here is a roundup of today's news.
- weekly roundups
- The blog posts weekly roundups of useful apps.
- cattle roundup
- The annual cattle roundup takes place in October.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- roundup noun
- The singular form, meaning one collection or one gathering of animals.
- round up phrasal verb
- To gather people or animals together.
Commonly confused: roundups or round up?
roundups vs round up
This is the verb phrase meaning to gather or to increase a number to the nearest whole number; 'roundups' is the plural noun.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
'Roundups' is the plural noun, so it can follow 'posts' without an article. Option 1 is wrong because 'round up' is a verb phrase. Option 2 is wrong because 'news' is uncountable. Option 3 is wrong because 'a' cannot be used with a plural noun.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “roundups”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.