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revolve

UK
/rɪˈvɒlv/
US
/rɪˈvɑlv/
revolve around

Translations

revolveverb
revolved
Past Simple
revolved
Past Participle
revolving
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈvɒlv/
US
/rɪˈvɑlv/
The conversation seemed to revolve around the same topic.
Разговор, казалось, оборачивался вокруг одной и той же темы.
The planets revolve around the sun.
Планеты вращаются вокруг солнца.
The dancer began to revolve gracefully on stage.
Танцовщица начала грациозно крутиться на сцене.
Additional translations
циркулировать
Synonyms
spin
turn
orbit
circle
gyrate
twirl
roll
rotate
revolvenoun
revolves
pl
UK
/rɪˈvɒlv/
US
/rɪˈvɑːlv/
Used chiefly in theatre to refer to a rotating stage or turntable.
revolveadjective
Attributive use of the noun ‘revolve’, chiefly in compounds such as “revolve stage”.

Definitions

revolveverb
To move in a circular or curving course or orbit.
The planets revolve around the sun.
To consider or think about something repeatedly or from different angles.
She revolved the idea in her mind for days before making a decision.
To cause to move in a circular or curving course or orbit.
The engineer designed the mechanism to revolve the gears smoothly.
To have something as its main focus or subject; to be chiefly concerned with.
The plot of the novel revolves around an ancient mystery.
revolvenoun
A rotating stage or platform, especially in a theatre.
The set designers used the revolve to switch scenes quickly.
A single rotation or turn of something around an axis or point.
Give the screw another revolve to tighten it securely.
revolveadjective
Relating to or involving a revolving stage or platform; used attributively before a noun.
The director insisted on a revolve stage for the production’s elaborate set changes.
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