revolve
verb /rɪˈvɒlv/
/rɪˈvɑːlv/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they revolve | /rɪˈvɒlv/ /rɪˈvɑːlv/ |
| he / she / it revolves | /rɪˈvɒlvz/ /rɪˈvɑːlvz/ |
| past simple revolved | /rɪˈvɒlvd/ /rɪˈvɑːlvd/ |
| past participle revolved | /rɪˈvɒlvd/ /rɪˈvɑːlvd/ |
| -ing form revolving | /rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ/ /rɪˈvɑːlvɪŋ/ |
- to go in a circle around a central point
- The fan revolved slowly.
- The earth revolves on its axis.
Extra Examples- The fan was revolving very slowly
- All planets revolve on an axis.
- The ceiling fan revolved slowly overhead.
- You can get a revolving bookstand for about $150.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRevolve is used with these nouns as the subject:- earth
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘turn (the eyes) back’, ‘restore’, ‘consider’): from Latin revolvere, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.