Definitions for revolve
rɪˈvɒlvre·volve

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. revolve, go around, rotateverb

   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. orb, orbit, revolveverb

   move in an orbit

   "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"

3. roll, revolveverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. revolveverb

   To orbit a central point.

   The Earth revolves around the sun.

2. revolveverb

   To turn on an axis.

   The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.

3. revolveverb

   To recur in cycles.

   The program revolves through all the queues before returning to the start.

4. revolveverb

   To ponder on, to reflect repeatedly upon, to consider all aspects of.

5. Etymology: From revolven, from revolver, from revolvere, present active infinitive of revolvo, from re- + volvo; see voluble, volve.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Revolveverb

   Etymology: revolvo, Lat.

   1. To roll any thing round.

   Then in the East her turn she shines,
   Revolv’d on heav’n’s great axis. John Milton.

   2. To consider; to meditate on.

   You may revolve what tales I told you
   Of courts, of princes, of the tricks of war. William Shakespeare.

2. To Revolveverb

   Etymology: revolvo, Lat.

   1. To roll in a circle; to perform a revolution.

   They do not revolve about any common center. George Cheyne.

   If the earth revolve thus, each house near the equator must move a thousand miles an hour. Isaac Watts, Impr. of the Mind.

   Each revolving year,
   The teeming ewes a triple offspring bear. Alexander Pope.

   2. To fall in a regular course of changing possessors; to devolve.

   On the desertion of an appeal, the jurisdiction does ipso jure revolve to the judge a quo. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revolve

   To revolve generally means to move in a circular or curving course around a central point or axis. This motion could be in the context of celestial bodies, like Earth revolving around the sun, or it could be used metaphorically in phrases like "a discussion that revolves around a controversial topic". Additionally, it could also refer to the act of turning over or considering something repeatedly or thoroughly in one's mind.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Revolveverb

   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. Revolveverb

   to move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun

3. Revolveverb

   to pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve

4. Revolveverb

   to return; to pass

5. Revolveverb

   to cause to turn, as on an axis

6. Revolveverb

   hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of

7. Etymology: [L. revolvere, revolutum; pref. re- re- + volvere to roll, turn round. See Voluble, and cf. Revolt, revolution.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revolve

   rē-volv′, v.i. to roll back: to roll round on an axis: to move round a centre: to rotate, as the planets: to meditate.—v.t. to cause to turn: to consider.—n. a radical change.—v.i. Rev′olute, to revolve.—adj. rolled backward.—adjs. Rev′olūtive, cogitating; Revol′vable.—ns. Revolve′ment, reflection; Revol′vency, revolution.—adj. Revol′ving, turning, moving round.—ns. Revol′ving-fur′nace, a furnace used in making black ash; Revol′ving-light, a lamp in a lighthouse so arranged as to appear and disappear at intervals. [Fr.,—L. revolvĕre, revolūtum—re-, back, volvĕre, to roll.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revolveverb

   About the concerning of volume we have already produced to execute. 1.) Move in a circle on a central axis. Move in a circle orbit around. Treat as the most important point or element. Consider something repeatedly and from different angles.

   The organized satanic world revolve their hatred around the Almighty God, his followers and believers.

   Etymology: Rotating

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 8, 2024  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of revolve in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of revolve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of revolve in a Sentence

1. Obeth Kandjoze:

   We continue to see shareholding revolve around a few and we want to see that change. We want to see job creation in a far more transparent, open procurement system that will accord opportunities to all.

2. Angela Merkel:

   It's not only going to be about (economic) growth but rather sustainable growth, we've got to have a 'win-win' situation for everyone. The issues obviously revolve around: how do we achieve inclusive or sustainable growth?

3. Albert P. Ryder:

   Have you ever seen an inchworm crawl up a leaf or a twig, and then, clinging to the very end, revolve in the air, feeling for something, to reach something That's like me. I am trying to find something out there beyond the place on which I have footing.

4. Lori Lightfoot:

   If the President is truly sincere about wanting to help. There are a number of things that the federal government is uniquely qualified to do that we could use his help with. And they all revolve around the fact that we have way too many illegal guns on our streets.

5. Brett Bawcum:

   Honestly it's as deep of a social ritual as you will find anywhere, there are lives that revolve around it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=revolve
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Revolve
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=revolve
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolve
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=revolve