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verb
- 1. move in a circle on a central axis: "overhead, the fan revolved slowly" Similar
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REVOLVE definition: 1. to move or cause something to move around a central point or line: 2. to move or cause…. Learn more.
The meaning of REVOLVE is to turn over at length in the mind : ponder. How to use revolve in a sentence.
REVOLVE meaning: 1. to move or cause something to move around a central point or line: 2. to move or cause…. Learn more.
to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun. Synonyms: circle, orbit. to turn around or rotate, as on an axis: The wheel revolves slowly. to proceed or occur in a round or cycle; come around again in the process of time; recur. to be revolved in the mind.
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.
Revolve comes from those useful Latin roots re-"again" or "back" and volvere "roll," as seen in evolution, involve, and lots of other familiar words. Picture a revolving door, and you can understand what it means to revolve, or turn in a circular motion.
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.
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…
Definition of revolve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When something revolves or when you revolve it, it moves or turns in a circle around a central point or line.
