to revolve

Examples

• All

• And you can you can draw another sketch line to do that and then revolve it around.

• Then a car pulled up out front, and a flashing light revolved across the ceiling.

  Fiction book (1998)

• While the restaurant revolves, everyone can write something on it.

  Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)

• The life of a very important lawyer revolves around only one thing: the trial calendar.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Her reputation at home and abroad largely revolved around her setting the tone for fashion.

  Academic text (1997)

• Instead, Millan demonstrates a host of strategies that revolve around how to become the "pack leader" to the dogs.

  Academic text (2013)

• The colonel seated himself in a revolving chair next to his roll-top desk.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Perhaps one of the most pernicious myths revolves around the purpose of RTI.

  Academic text (2013)

• The Earth revolves around the Sun in a circular path.

• The children watched as the carousel revolved slowly, bringing smiles to their faces.

Synonyms

T

to turn

vsto revolve

∞ 1.0

Move something so it faces a different direction or side

is narrower here, meaning circular motion rather than any direction change

C

to circle

vsto revolve

210 1.8

To move around something in a circle

is focused on causing circular movement around a center

R

to rotate

vsto revolve

144 3.0

To turn around a central point, like a wheel or planet

is a more general word for causing circular motion

S

to swirl

vsto revolve

120 2.7

To move in a twisting or circular way

refers specifically to simple circular rotation rather than twisting movement

G

to go around

vsto revolve

78 2.0

Move in a circle around a point, like a planet around the Sun

can also be used to mean causing that circular movement

W

to whirl

vsto revolve

39 2.8

To spin something quickly so it turns in circles

is the standard term without necessarily meaning very rapid movement

S

to spin around

vsto revolve

38 2.1

To turn your body quickly in a circle many times

describes circular motion generally, without implying high speed

C

to circle around

vsto revolve

21 2.3

Move in a round path around someone or something

is used more broadly to describe making that movement happen

R

to revolve around

vsto revolve

10 3.6

Move in a circle around a central object, like planets around the Sun

causes an object to move in that circular path

C

to circumvolve

vsto revolve

• Specialized

9.9

To make something turn around its center like a wheel

is the common everyday term for causing circular movement

C

to circle round

vsto revolve

3.5

Move around something or someone in a circle

is the general way to describe causing such motion

Antonyms

S

to stop

∞ 1.0

To make something end and not continue

Phrasal Verbs

R

to revolve around

84 3.5

Be the main focus of attention, like a person or topic

R

to revolve around

10 3.6

Move in a circle around a central object, like planets around the Sun

R

to revolve about

5.8

To be mainly about one person, topic, or thing

How Fast

to spin

227 1.0

to whirl

17 2.6

to revolve

41 3.2

to rotate

144 3.0

to pivot

12 4.2

turn

485 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology