revolve

[ ri-volv ]

/ rɪˈvɒlv /

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verb (used without object), re·volved, re·volv·ing.

to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun.

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.

to focus or center on.

verb (used with object), re·volved, re·volv·ing.

to cause to turn around, as on an axis.

to cause to move in a circular or curving course, as about a central point.

to think about; consider.

OTHER WORDS FOR revolve

1 orbit, circle.

8 ponder, study.

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Origin of revolve

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English revolven, from Latin revolvere “to roll back,” equivalent to re-re- + volvere “to roll, turn round”

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2. See turn.

OTHER WORDS FROM revolve

re·volv·a·ble, adjectivere·volv·a·bly, adverbun·re·volved, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH revolve

revolve , rotate¹

Words nearby revolve

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How to use revolve in a sentence

The story revolves around Daphne, a young American woman who has come to the city of her parents’ birth to explore her heritage.
‘A Recipe for Daphne’ is a delicious debut|Vanessa Larson|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
The biggest argument for Rivers’s Hall of Fame entry revolves around his total passing yards and touchdowns.
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Marketing strategy will still revolve around data, but in a different ecosystem.
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It revolves around a problem that, curiously, is both solved and unsolved, closed and open.
Mathematicians Resurrect Hilbert’s 13th Problem|Stephen Ornes|January 14, 2021|Quanta Magazine

All those conversations we had about whether and when to become parents revolved around a future that is no longer ours.
This country is a risky place to be a parent, and the pandemic reminded me of that|Haley Swenson|January 14, 2021|Washington Post
Somehow, everything in the world has to revolve around men here, men and their parts.
What It Feels Like For a Girl in Iraq|Noor|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our debates about federal budgets still revolve around degrees of imposed austerity.
The Tea Party Is Dead? Nah, That’s Just a Flesh Wound|Michael Tomasky|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the 1980s and 1990s, blockbusters were star vehicles; now they revolve around brands (Marvel Comics) and concepts (vampires).
Is This the End of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Comeback?|Andrew Romano|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Although many of his films revolve around a past time, Wolf is not a nostalgic.
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“Prison has taught me that the world does not revolve around me,” he says.
The Party Monster Lives For the Applause: Michael Alig’s Second Act|Caitlin Dickson|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
About this centre the spheres revolve, each in a way swinging around the other.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The center wheel must revolve once in each hour, which is 61⁄2 times faster than the barrel.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
The several plans I revolve in my mind do not prove, upon closer examination, feasible.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
The vapours revolve, the waves spin, the giddy Naiads roll; sea and sky are livid; noises as of cries of despair are in the air.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
When the current is applied, the disk will revolve in a direction relative to the position of the poles on the magnet.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for revolve

revolve

/ (rɪˈvɒlv) /

verb

to move or cause to move around a centre or axis; rotate

(intr) to occur periodically or in cycles

to consider or be considered

(intr ; foll by around or about) to be centred or focused (upon)Juliet's thoughts revolved around Romeo

noun

theatre a circular section of a stage that can be rotated by electric power to provide a scene change

Derived forms of revolve

revolvable, adjectiverevolvably, adverb

Word Origin for revolve

C14: from Latin revolvere, from re- + volvere to roll, wind

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