all-round

English

Alternative forms

• all-around (US)

Etymology

From all +‎ round, initially “everywhere” (1728), “versatile” from 1867.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

all-round

1. Having a wide scope, comprehensive.

   Synonym: comprehensive

2. Having many skills, versatile. [from 1867]

   Synonyms: (US) all-around, well-rounded, versatile

   • 2018 July 15, Jonathan Jurejko, “Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon by beating Kevin Anderson”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     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.

Derived terms

• all-round education
• all-rounder

Translations

having a wide scope

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 全面ぜんめん的てき (zh) (quánmiàn de), 綜合そうごう的てき／综合的てき (zh) (zōnghé de)

• Finnish: laaja-alainen (fi)
• Hungarian: (comprehensive) átfogó (hu), (extensive) széles körű (hu)
• Italian: sotto ogni aspetto

having many skills

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 全能ぜんのう的てき (quánnéng de)

• Finnish: monitaitoinen
• Hungarian: sokoldalú (hu), univerzális (hu)
• Italian: versatile (it), polivalente (it)
• Kazakh: әмбебап (kk) (ämbebap)