ROTATE


Meaning of ROTATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ roʊteɪt, AM roʊteɪt ]

( rotates, rotating, rotated)

1.

When something rotates or when you rotate it, it turns with a circular movement.

The Earth rotates round the sun...

Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen and relax the ankle.

VERB : V , V n

2.

If people or things rotate , or if someone rotates them, they take it in turns to do a particular job or serve a particular purpose.

The members of the club can rotate and one person can do all the preparation for the evening...

They will swap posts in a year’s time, according to new party rules which rotate the leadership.

VERB : V , V n

• ro‧tat‧ing

The European Union’s rotating presidency passed from Sweden to Belgium.

ADJ : ADJ n

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