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    revolve
    /rɪˈvɒlv/

    verb

    • 1. move in a circle on a central axis: "overhead, the fan revolved slowly" Similar go roundturn roundrotatespin

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREVOLVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    REVOLVE definition: 1. to move or cause something to move around a central point or line: 2. to move or cause…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › revolveRevolve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : recur. 2. a. : to ponder something. b. : to remain under consideration. ideas revolved in his mind. 3. a. : to move in a curved path round a center or axis. b. : to turn or roll round on an axis.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › revolveRevolve - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Picture a revolving door, and you can understand what it means to revolve, or turn in a circular motion. Definitions of revolve. verb. turn on or around an axis or a center. “The Earth revolves around the Sun”. synonyms: go around, rotate. circumvolve, rotate. cause to turn on an axis or center. see more.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREVOLVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to move or cause something to move around a central point or line: Earth revolves around the sun. The gun turret revolved until the gun was aimed at the advancing soldiers. Synonym. orbit. Compare. spin verb (TURN) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Revolving, rotating and spinning. around and around idiom. backspin. birl. centrifugal.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREVOLVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If one object revolves around another object, the first object turns in a circle around the second object. The satellite revolves around the Earth once every hundred minutes. [V + around] When something revolves or when you revolve it, it moves or turns in a circle around a central point or line.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › revolveREVOLVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Revolve definition: to move in a circular or curving course or orbit. See examples of REVOLVE used in a sentence.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › revolveRevolve - definition of revolve by The Free Dictionary

    1. to move or cause to move around a centre or axis; rotate. 2. ( intr) to occur periodically or in cycles. 3. to consider or be considered. 4. ( intr; foll by around or about) to be centred or focused (upon): Juliet's thoughts revolved around Romeo. n.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrevolve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of revolve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryREVOLVE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "REVOLVE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREVOLVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    to move in a circle around a central point: A fan was revolving slowly. revolving. adjective [ always before noun ] a revolving door. Phrasal verbs. revolve around/round sth/sb. (Definition of revolve from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of revolve. in Chinese (Traditional) （使）旋轉, （使）轉動, （使）環繞，圍繞…