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revolve Definition

re·volve (ri välv′, -vôlv′)

transitive verb -·volved′, -·volv′·ing

  1. to turn over in the mind; reflect on
  2. to cause to travel in a circle or orbit
  3. to cause to rotate, or spin around an axis

Etymology: ME revolven < L revolvere < re-, back + volvere, to roll: see walk

intransitive verb

  1. to move in a circle or orbit around a point
  2. to spin or turn around a center or axis; rotate
  3. to be oriented (around or about something regarded as a center)
  4. to recur at intervals; occur periodically
  5. to be pondered or reflected on

revolve Related Forms

re·volv′·able adjective

revolve Synonyms

revolve

v.

spin, rotate, twirl; see orbit 1, turn 1.

revolve Usage Examples

Object

  • round: Little wonder then, that most SEO revolves round Google.
  • earth: For example when science proved that earth revolved around the sun instead of the universe revolving around the earth.
  • discussion: MY SUMMARY COMMENTS: The majority of the discussion revolved around the issue of what species should be selected for genome sequencing next.

Preposition: at

speed: The rotor revolves at high speed drawing air into the blades.

Preposition: around

  • sun: Even the theory that the Earth revolves around the sun!
  • theme: More detail: The design revolves around the theme of the work put in by farmers in the Third world.
  • earth: For example when science proved that earth revolved around the sun instead of the universe revolving around the earth.
  • concept: The system revolves around the concept of exchanging pictures for desired objects.
  • character: The film revolves around the powerful character of the Regimental Sergeant Major played by Richard Attenborough.

Modifying Another Word

  • principally: Visit the city have principally revolved able to avoid.
  • slowly: The craft in the finale of Starman ( 1984 ) has a rim that slowly revolves.
  • mainly: The direct benefits revolve mainly around considerations of respiratory health.
  • primarily: Initial difficulties primarily revolved around how to get into the resource in the first place.
  • solely: At the time, MPs thought the issue revolved solely around RUC officers.
  • basically: It basically revolves round the set of all ordinal numbers.

Followed by an intransitive particle

around: My whole day revolves around what training session has been planned.

Followed by a transitive particle

around: Most of the problems seemed to revolve around GPRS or lack of GPRS to be more precise.

Particle object:

  • sun: Instead of fitting the solar system around the earth, we should make the earth with the other planets revolve around the sun.
  • theme: The courses that she teaches in PSI revolve around these themes.
  • earth: This discovery provided evidence in support of the Copernican system and showed that everything did not revolve around the Earth.