Revolve

/ɹɪˈvɒlv/ · verb

Meaning

To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore..

Definitions by Sense

1. To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore.
2. To cause (something) to turn around a central point.
3. To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
4. To rotate around an axis.
5. To move in order or sequence.
6. To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.
7. To read through, to study (a book, author etc.).
8. (theater) The rotation of part of the scenery within a theatrical production.

Example Sentences

The Earth revolves around the sun.

The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.

It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.

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

These are the difficulties which arise to me on revolving this scheme […].

He sits silent, revolving many thoughts, at the foot of St. Edmund’s Shrine.

This having heard, strait I again revolv’d / The Law and Prophets.

[…] 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.

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Word Forms

• revolves
• revolving
• revolved

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