REVOLVE


Meaning of REVOLVE in English

(~s, revolving, ~d)

1.

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

Since childhood, her life has ~d around tennis...

VERB: V around n

2.

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

The debate ~s around specific accounting techniques...

VERB: V around n

3.

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

The satellite ~s around the Earth once every hundred minutes.

VERB: V around n

4.

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

Overhead, the fan ~d slowly...

Monica picked up her Biro and ~d it between her teeth.

VERB: V, V n

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