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View usage for: (roʊteɪt, US roʊteɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense rotates, present participle rotating, past tense, past participle rotated1. verbWhen something rotates or when you rotate it, it turns with a circular movement. The Earth rotates round the sun. [VERB] Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen and relax the ankle. [VERB noun] Synonyms: revolve, turn, wheel, spin More Synonyms of rotate 2. verbIf 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 forthe evening. [VERB] They will swap posts in a year's time to rotate the leadership. [VERB noun] Synonyms: follow in sequence, switch, alternate, interchange More Synonyms of rotate rotating adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] He had used his year in the G8's rotating presidency to put tax transparency at theheart of this year's summit. rotate in British Englishverb (rəʊˈteɪt)1. to turn or cause to turn around an axis, line, or point; revolve or spin 2. to follow or cause to follow a set order or sequence 3. (of a position, presidency, etc) to pass in turn from one eligible party to each of the other eligible parties 4. (of staff) to replace or be replaced in turn adjective (ˈrəʊteɪt)5. botany designating a corolla the united petals of which radiate from a central point like the spokes of a wheel Derived forms rotatable (roˈtatable) adjective rotate in American English (ˈroʊˌteɪt; roʊˈteɪt) verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈroˌtated or ˈroˌtating1. to turn around or cause to turn around a center point or axis; revolve 2. to go or cause to go in a regular and recurring succession of changes; take, or cause to take, turns to rotate crops adjective3. shaped like a wheel, with radiating parts, as the corolla of some flowers Derived forms rotatable (ˈrotatable) (ˈroʊˌteɪtəbəl; roʊˈteɪtəbəl) adjective Word origin < L rotatus, pp. of rotare, to turn < rota, wheel: see roll Examples of 'rotate' in a sentencerotate British English: rotate VERB When something rotates or when you rotate it, it turns with a circular movement. The Earth rotates round the sun. - American English: rotate
- Brazilian Portuguese: dar voltas em
- Chinese: 旋转
- European Spanish: girar
- French: tourner
- German: rotieren
- Italian: ruotare
- Japanese: 回転させる/回転する
- Korean: 회전하다
- European Portuguese: dar a volta a
- Latin American Spanish: girar
Chinese translation of 'rotate' vt - (= spin)
转(轉)动(動) (zhuàndòng) - (= change round) [crops]
轮(輪)种(種) (lúnzhòng)
vi - (= revolve)
旋转(轉) (xuánzhuǎn) - (= take turns)
轮(輪)换(換) (lúnhuàn)
Definition to turn around a centre or pivot The earth rotates round the sun. Definition to follow or cause to follow a set sequence The members of the club can rotate. Synonyms follow in sequence take turns Additional synonymsDefinition to interchange regularly or in succession Now you just alternate layers of that mixture and eggplant. Synonyms intersperse, interchange, exchange, swap, stagger, rotateDefinition to turn round and round in a circle The aeroplane was gyrating about in the sky in a most alarming fashion. Synonyms rotate, circle, spin, spiral, revolve, whirl, twirl, pirouetteDefinition to change places or cause to change places She likes to interchange furniture at home with stock from the shop. Synonyms exchange, switch, swap, alternate, trade, barter, reciprocate, bandyAdditional synonymsDefinition to perform a pirouette She pirouetted in front of the mirror. Synonyms spin, turn, whirl, pivot, twirlDefinition to turn on or provide with a pivot The boat pivoted on its central axis. Synonyms turn, spin, revolve, rotate, swivel, twirlDefinition to move unsteadily or spin round, as if about to fall The room reeled and I jammed my head down. Synonyms whirl, swim, spin, revolve, swirl, twirl, go round and round Definition to revolve or cause to revolve quickly The Earth spins on its own axis. Synonyms revolve, turn, rotate, wheel, twist, reel, whirl, twirl, gyrate, pirouette, birl (Scottish) Definition to exchange (places) or swap (something for something else) The ballot boxes have been switched. Synonyms exchange, trade, swap, replace, substitute, rearrange, interchangeDefinition to turn on or swing round on a central point He swivelled round to face Sarah. Synonyms turn, spin, revolve, rotate, pivot, pirouette, swing round Definition to rotate or move round As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay. Synonyms rotate, spin, go round (and round), revolve, roll, circle, wheel, twist, spiral, whirl, swivel, pivot, twirl, gyrate, go round in circles, move in a circle Definition to turn in a circle I wheeled around to face her. Synonyms turn, swing, spin, revolve, rotate, whirl, swivel |