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1. (v.i.) revolve
to move in a curving course or orbit:
The earth revolves around the sun.
2. revolve
to turn around or rotate, as on an axis:
The wheel revolved slowly.
3. revolve
to focus or center.
4. revolve
to proceed or occur in a round or cycle; recur.
5. revolve
to be turned over in the mind.
6. (v.t.) revolve
to cause to turn around, as on an axis.
7. revolve
to cause to move in a circular or curving course, as about a central point.
8. revolve
to turn over in the mind; consider; ponder.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L revolvere to roll back =re-re - +volvere to roll, turn round)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) revolve, go around, rotate
turn on or around an axis or a center
"The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
2. (verb) orb, orbit, revolve
move in an orbit
"The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
3. (verb) roll, revolve
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
"She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
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1. (verb) revolve
to move around a central point
Does the earth revolve around the sun?
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) revolve
to turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense
2. (verb) revolve
to move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun
3. (verb) revolve
to pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve
4. (verb) revolve
to return; to pass
5. (verb) revolve
to cause to turn, as on an axis
6. (verb) revolve
hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of
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Sense: to move, roll or turn (in a complete circle) around a central point, axis etc
A wheel revolves on its axle; This disc can be revolved; The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth; The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.
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 Afrikaans: draai |
 Arabic: يَدورُ حَوْل |
 Bulgarian: въртя (се) |
 Brazilian: girar / revolver |
 Czech: otáčet se |
 German: sich drehen |
 Danish: rotere |
 Greek: περιστρέφω, περιστρέφομαι |
 Spanish: (hacer) girar |
 Estonian: pöörlema, tiirlema |
 Farsi: چرخیدن؛ گردیدن |
 Finnish: pyöriä |
 French: (faire) tourner |
 Hebrew: לְהָקִיף |
 Hindi: घूमना |
 Croatian: okretati se, kretati se u |
 Hungarian: kering |
 Indonesian: berputar |
 Icelandic: snúast um |
 Italian: girare, ruotare |
 Japanese: 回転する |
 Korean: (축 등의 주위를) 회전하다 |
 Lithuanian: sukti(s) |
 Latvian: griezties (ap asi) |
 Malay: berpusing di atas paksi |
 Dutch: draaien |
 Norwegian: rotere, dreie seg rundt, |
 Polish: obracać (się) |
 Persian: چرخیدن؛ گردیدن |
 Pashto: څرخېدل، ګرزيدل ، چورليدل، |
 Portuguese: girar |
 Romanian: a (se) roti |
 Russian: вращать(ся) |
 Slovak: otáčať sa |
 Slovenian: vrteti (se) |
 Serbian: okretati se |
 Swedish: snurra, rotera, vrida sig |
 Thai: หมุนรอบ |
 Turkish: dönmek |
 Taiwanese: 旋轉 |
 Ukrainian: обертати(ся) |
 Urdu: گھومنا یا گھمانا |
 Vietnamese: quay tròn |
 Chinese: 旋转 |
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