revolve (redirected from revolved around)

re·volve  (r-vlv)

v. re·volved, re·volv·ing, re·volves

v.intr.

1. To orbit a central point.

2. To turn on an axis; rotate. See Synonyms at turn.

3. To recur in cycles or at periodic intervals.

4. To be held in the mind and considered in turn.

5. To be centered: Their troubles revolve around money management.

v.tr.

1. To cause to revolve.

2. To ponder or reflect on.

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[Middle English revolven, to change direction, from Old French revolver, to reflect upon, from Latin revolvere, to turn over, roll back, reflect upon : re-, re- + volvere, to roll; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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re·volva·ble adj.

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revolve

Verb

[-volving, -volved]

1. to move or cause to move around a centre

2. revolve around to be centred or focused upon: the campaign revolves around one man

3. to occur periodically or in cycles

4. to consider or be considered [Latin revolvere]

revolvable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	revolve - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" rotate, go around drive in, screw - cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts" screw - turn like a screw circumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle" wheel, wheel around - change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left" spin, spin around, gyrate, reel, whirl - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl - turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" turn - move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning" center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
	2.	revolve - move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus" orb, orbit retrograde - move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies circle, circulate - move in circles
	3.	revolve - cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words" roll move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" roll, turn over - move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" transit - revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction

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revolve

verb 1. go round, circle, orbit, gyrate

verb 2. rotate, turn, wheel, spin, twist, whirl

verb 3. consider, study, reflect, think about, deliberate, ponder, turn over (in your mind), meditate, mull over, think over, ruminate

Translations

revolve [rɪˈvɔlv] vi → dar vueltas, girar

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revolve [rɪˈvɔlv] vi → tourner

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revolve [rɪˈvɔlv] vi → sich drehen;

to revolve (a)round → sich drehen um

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revolve [rɪˈvɔlv] vi → girare