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revolverevolve /rɪˈvɑlv/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYrevolveOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin revolvere to roll back, cause to return, from volvere to roll VERB TABLErevolve |
| Present | I, you, we, they | revolve | | he, she, it | revolves | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | revolved | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have revolved | | he, she, it | has revolved | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had revolved | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will revolve | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have revolved |
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| Present | I | am revolving | | he, she, it | is revolving | | you, we, they | are revolving | | Past | I, he, she, it | was revolving | | you, we, they | were revolving | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been revolving | | he, she, it | has been revolving | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been revolving | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be revolving | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been revolving |
THESAURUSmove around central point► turn to move around a central point, or make something move in this way: The train’s wheels started to turn. ► twist to turn something around a central point using a circular movement: Just twist the cap to open the bottle. ► spin to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: Skaters were spinning on the ice. ► whirl to turn again and again around a central point with a lot of speed and force, or to make something do this: White clouds of snow were whirled around by the strong winds. ► twirl to turn again and again around a central point or to make something do this, especially as part of a dance or performance: Half a dozen couples were twirling to a waltz. ► swivel to turn around while remaining in the same place, or to make something do this. Used about furniture or similar objects: I want a desk chair that swivels. ► rotate to turn or move around a particular point: The Earth rotates every 24 hours. ► revolve to move in a circular path around a central point: Earth revolves around the Sun. ► go around informal to rotate or revolve: He lay in bed watching the fan above his head go around. to spin around or make something spin around on a central point SYN rotate: The Moon revolves around the Earth. a planet revolving on its axis► see thesaurus at turn1 [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin revolvere to roll back, cause to return, from volvere to roll]revolve around something phrasal verb1 to have something as a main subject or purpose: Most of the discussion revolved around money. Her life revolves around her children.2somebody thinks the world revolves around him/her informal used to say that someone thinks he or she is more important than anyone or anything else |