revolve (English)

Etymology

From - revolven||to change direction|lang=enm, from - revolver||to reflect upon|lang=fro, from - revolvere|lang=la, present active infinitive of - revolvō|turn over, roll back, reflect upon|lang=la, from - |back|lang=la + - volvō|roll|lang=la; see voluble, volve.

Verb

revolves|revolving|revolved

To orbit a central point.

  • The Earth revolves around the sun.

    • To turn on an axis.

  • The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.

    • To recur in cycles.

  • The program revolves through all the queues before returning to the start.

    • To ponder on, to reflect repeatedly upon, to consider all aspects of.

    * 1843, w:Thomas_Carlyle|Thomas_Carlyle, :w:Past_and_Present_(book)|Past_and_Present, book 2, ch. 6, Monk Samson

    *: He sits silent, revolving many thoughts, at the foot of St. Edmund’s Shrine.

    Related terms

  • revolution
  • revolver
  • the world doesn't revolve around you

    • Translations

    to orbit a central point

  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 圍繞|sc=Hani, - 围绕|tr=wéirào|sc=Hani
  • Esperanto - rivolui
  • Finska - kiertää
  • Franska - retourner
    • , tourner
  • Tyska - drehen
  • Hindiska - घूमना
  • Kurdish:
  • : Sorani - خۆلاندن|tr=xulandin|sc=ku-Arab
  • Pashto - څرخول|tr=carkhawəl|sc=ps-Arab|xs=Pashto, - تاوول|tr=tāwawəl|sc=ps-Arab|xs=Pashto
  • Polish: kręcić_się (wokół)
  • Ryska - вертеться
    • , крутиться, вращаться

    to turn on an axis

  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 旋轉|sc=Hani, - 旋转|tr=xuánzhuǎn|sc=Hani, - 運轉|sc=Hani, - 运转|tr=yùnzhuàn|sc=Hani
  • Finska - pyöriä
  • Franska - retourner
    • , tourner
  • Tyska - drehen
  • Italienska - ruotare
  • Japanska - 回る
    • , 回転
  • Kurdish:
  • : Sorani - خۆلاندن|tr=xulandin|sc=ku-Arab
  • Pashto - تاوول|tr=tāwawəl|sc=ps-Arab|xs=Pashto, - اړول|tr=arrawəl|sc=ps-Arab|xs=Pashto
  • Polish: wirować, kręcić_się (wokół własnej osi)
  • Ryska - вращаться

    • to recur in cycles

  • Italienska - ricorrere

    • to ponder on

  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 考慮|sc=Hani, - 考虑|tr=kǎolǜ|sc=Hani
  • Finska - pohtia
  • Ryska - обдумывать

    • nl

    : omwentelen

    External links

    Anagrams

  • evolver#English|evolver
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    revolve (Latin)

    Verb

    revolve

    - revolvō|2|s|pres|act|imp|lang=la

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    revolve (Portuguese)

    Verb

    - er|indicative|present|singular|third

    - er|imperative|affirmative|singular|second

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