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revolve around
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve aboutconcern, have to do with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" | | 2. | revolve around - move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"circle around, circle roundcircle - travel around something; "circle the globe" |
revolve around
revolve around (someone or something)1. To spin around or orbit someone or something. For centuries people assumed that the sun and moon revolved around the Earth. To think otherwise was considered heresy. The boxer revolved around his beleaguered opponent, wearing him down with a series of jabs and punches.2. To focus one's concern or consideration solely on someone or something. It's inevitable that your lives are going to revolve around your kids, but you still need to try and maintain an identity of your own. The meeting largely revolved around rumors of potential layoffs.See also: around, revolverevolve around someone or something and revolve about someone or something 1. Lit. to spin or move around someone or something. Do you think that the whole world revolves around you? The moon revolves about the earth. 2. Fig. [for people or things] to center upon someone or something or to be primarily concerned with someone or something. The way all of this is going to turn out revolves around Bob. The success of the picnic revolves around the weather.See also: around, revolverevolve aroundv.1. To orbit around something: The planets revolve around the sun.2. To be primarily concerned with something: This discussion will revolve around the causes of the problem. Not everything revolves around you, so stop thinking of yourself all the time!See also: around, revolverevolve around
Related to revolve around: seek out, passed on, lined upSynonyms for revolve aroundverb center uponSynonyms- center
- center on
- concentrate on
- focus on
- revolve about
Related Words- concern
- have to do with
- pertain
- bear on
- come to
- touch on
- refer
- relate
- touch
verb move around in a circular motionSynonyms- circle around
- circle round
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