rotate
verb (used with object)
to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
rotated
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past participleof rotate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rotate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rotateverb (used with object)to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
Example Sentences
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AI bellwethers like Korean and Japanese semiconductor plays recoiled as traders rotated into consumer and internet plays listed in Hong Kong and China.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Webb's exceptionally sensitive instruments made this possible by detecting extremely small changes in the object's brightness as different parts of its atmosphere rotated into view.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Investors rotated instead into “Magnificent Seven” stocks, with Meta and Microsoft gaining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Theagreement replaces the "Wheel Deal" system, which rotated the gala among major networks like ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
And then, to impress her, I rotated my arm so she could see the identical twin on the other side.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
