revolve Definition
re·volve (ri välv′, -vôlv′)
transitive verb -·volved′, -·volv′·ing
- to turn over in the mind; reflect on
- to cause to travel in a circle or orbit
- to cause to rotate, or spin around an axis
Etymology: ME revolven < L revolvere < re-, back + volvere, to roll: see walk
intransitive verb
- to move in a circle or orbit around a point
- to spin or turn around a center or axis; rotate
- to be oriented (around or about something regarded as a center)
- to recur at intervals; occur periodically
- to be pondered or reflected on
revolve Related Forms
re·volv′·able adjective
revolve Synonyms
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.
Browse dictionary entries near revolve
- ‹ revolutionize
- ‹ revolutionist
- ‹ Revolutionary War
- ‹ Revolutionary calendar
- ‹ revolutionary
- ‹ revolution
- ‹ revolute
- ‹ revolting
- ‹ revolt
- ‹ revoke
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