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  1. revolve:


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Detailed Synonyms for revolve in English

revolve:

to revolve verb (revolves, revolved, revolving)

  1. to revolve
    to roll; to rotate; to revolve; to whirl; to swing around; to twist; to turn
    • roll verb (rolls, rolled, rolling)
    • rotate verb (rotates, rotated, rotating)
    • revolve verb (revolves, revolved, revolving)
    • whirl verb (whirls, whirled, whirling)
    • swing around verb (swings around, swung around, swinging around)
    • twist verb (twists, twisted, twisting)
    • turn verb (turns, turned, turning)
  2. to revolve
    to revolve
    • revolve verb (revolves, revolved, revolving)
  3. to revolve
    – cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis 1
    to roll; to revolve
    – cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis 1
    • roll verb (rolls, rolled, rolling)
      • She rolled the ball1
      • They rolled their eyes at his words1
    • revolve verb (revolves, revolved, revolving)
  4. to revolve
    – move in an orbit 1
    to orbit; to revolve; orb
    – move in an orbit 1
    • orbit verb (orbits, orbitted, orbitting)
      • The moon orbits around the Earth1
      • The planets are orbiting the sun1
      • electrons orbit the nucleus1
    • revolve verb (revolves, revolved, revolving)
    • orb verb
  5. to revolve
    – turn on or around an axis or a center 1
    to revolve; to rotate; go around
    – turn on or around an axis or a center 1
    • revolve verb (revolves, revolved, revolving)
      • The Earth revolves around the Sun1
    • rotate verb (rotates, rotated, rotating)
      • The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire1
    • go around verb

Conjugations for revolve:

present
  1. revolve
  2. revolve
  3. revolves
  4. revolve
  5. revolve
  6. revolve
simple past
  1. revolved
  2. revolved
  3. revolved
  4. revolved
  5. revolved
  6. revolved
present perfect
  1. have revolved
  2. have revolved
  3. has revolved
  4. have revolved
  5. have revolved
  6. have revolved
past continuous
  1. was revolving
  2. were revolving
  3. was revolving
  4. were revolving
  5. were revolving
  6. were revolving
future
  1. shall revolve
  2. will revolve
  3. will revolve
  4. shall revolve
  5. will revolve
  6. will revolve
continuous present
  1. am revolving
  2. are revolving
  3. is revolving
  4. are revolving
  5. are revolving
  6. are revolving
subjunctive
  1. be revolved
  2. be revolved
  3. be revolved
  4. be revolved
  5. be revolved
  6. be revolved
diverse
  1. revolve!
  2. let's revolve!
  3. revolved
  4. revolving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "revolve":

  1. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis1
  2. move in an orbit1
  3. turn on or around an axis or a center1
    • The Earth revolves around the Sun1

Related Synonyms for revolve