EGAVE

revolve

About 1.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} To cause (something) to turn around a central point. To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
    The Earth revolves around the sun.
  2. verb To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. verb To cause (something) to turn around a central point.
  4. verb To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
    The Earth revolves around the sun.
  5. verb To rotate around an axis.
    The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.
  6. verb To move in order or sequence.
    The program revolves through all the queues before returning to the start.
  7. verb To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. To read through, to study (a book, author etc.).
  8. verb To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.

Similar words

go around turn over rotate roll orbit turn rotated affect shoot swivel

Often followed by

around in about round the on with at and

Word family

revolvable revolved revolves revolving

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