What is "revolve" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 07-06-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does revolve mean in English? Meaning of revolve definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "revolve" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "revolve": turn on or around an axis or a center

Verb

  • Meaning: turn on or around an axis or a center
  • Example: The Earth revolves around the Sun The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
  • Synonyms: go around revolve rotate
  • Hyponyms: drive in gyrate reel screw spin spin around swirl twiddle twirl wheel wheel around whirl
  • Hypernyms: turn
  • Also see: center center on concentrate on focus on revolve about revolve around
  • Meaning of "revolve": move in an orbit

    Verb

  • Meaning: move in an orbit
  • Example: The moon orbits around the Earth The planets are orbiting the sun electrons orbit the nucleus
  • Synonyms: orb orbit revolve
  • Hyponyms: retrograde
  • Hypernyms: circle circulate
  • Meaning of "revolve": cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

    Verb

  • Meaning: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
  • Example: She rolled the ball They rolled their eyes at his words
  • Synonyms: revolve roll
  • Hyponyms: transit
  • Hypernyms: displace move
  • Synonyms:

    whirl, rotate, wheel, orbit, twist, gyrate, spin, roll, gyre, circumduct, go around, turn around, ponder, consider, deliberate, study, muse, reflect, meditate, ruminate, roll, mull over, think over, turn over in mind,

    Antonyms:

    ignore, steady, neglect, ignore, disregard, forget, neglect, dismiss,

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    revolve in English: revolve
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