revolve
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revolve
- /ɹɪˈvɒlv/ UK
- /ɹɪˈvɑlv/ US
- /ɹɪˈvɔlv/ US
Rhymes with -ɒlv
Where it comes from
From Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volve.
verb revolves · revolving · revolved
- To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore.
- To cause (something) to turn around a central point.
- To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body). The Earth revolves around the sun.
- To rotate around an axis. The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.
- To move in order or sequence. The program revolves through all the queues before returning to the start.
- To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. These are the difficulties which arise to me on revolving this scheme […].
- To read through, to study (a book, author etc.). This having heard, strait I again revolv’d / The Law and Prophets.
noun revolves
- The rotation of part of the scenery within a theatrical production.
- The rotating section itself. […] a revolving stage, two-level platforms stage left and stage right, and a large bridge that connected the platforms midstage, twelve feet up off the revolve.
- A radical change; revolution.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: go around, turn over, rotate, roll, orbit, turn, rotated, affect, shoot, swivel, focus, wear, spin, raged, turned, circle
Translations
Every language
verb to orbit a central point
| Español | girar (alrededor de) |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 圍繞 /围绕 wéirào |
| हिन्दी | घूमना ghūmnā |
| Português | orbitar |
| Français | retourner, tourner |
| Deutsch | sich drehen |
| Italiano | orbitare |
| Ελληνικά | περιστρέφομαι peristréfomai |
| Русский | верте́ться vertétʹsja, крути́ться krutítʹsja, враща́ться vraščátʹsja |
verb to turn on an axis
| Español | rotar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 回る mawaru, 回転する kaiten-suru |
| 中文 | 旋轉 /旋转 xuánzhuǎn, 運轉 /运转 yùnzhuàn |
| Português | girar |
| Français | retourner, tourner |
| Deutsch | sich drehen |
| Italiano | ruotare |
| Ελληνικά | περιστρέφομαι peristréfomai |
| Русский | враща́ться vraščátʹsja |
verb to recur in cycles
| Italiano | ricorrere |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | περιστρέφω peristréfo |
| Русский | повторя́ться povtorjátʹsja |
verb to ponder on
| 中文 | 考慮 /考虑 kǎolǜ |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | σκέπτομαι sképtomai |
| Русский | обду́мывать obdúmyvatʹ |
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title = {revolve},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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