REVOLVE


Meaning of REVOLVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪvɒlv ]

( revolves, revolving, revolved)

1.

If you say that one thing revolves around another thing, you mean that the second thing is the main feature or focus of the first thing.

Since childhood, her life has revolved around tennis...

VERB : V around n

2.

If a discussion or conversation revolves around a particular topic, it is mainly about that topic.

The debate revolves around specific accounting techniques...

VERB : V around n

3.

If one object revolves around another object, the first object turns in a circle around the second object.

The satellite revolves around the Earth once every hundred minutes.

VERB : V around n

4.

When something revolves or when you revolve it, it moves or turns in a circle around a central point or line.

Overhead, the fan revolved slowly...

Monica picked up her Biro and revolved it between her teeth.

VERB : V , V n

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