revolve

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volve. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈvɒlv/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈvɑlv/, /ɹɪˈvɔlv/ Rhymes: -ɒlv === Verb === revolve (third-person singular simple present revolves, present participle revolving, simple past and past participle revolved) (Physical movement.) (transitive, now rare) To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore. [from 15th c.] (transitive) To cause (something) to turn around a central point. [from 16th c.] (intransitive) To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body). [from 17th c.] (intransitive) To rotate around an axis. [from 17th c.] (intransitive) To move in order or sequence. [from 17th c.] (Mental activity.) (transitive, now rare) To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. [from 15th c.] (transitive, obsolete) To read through, to study (a book, author etc.). [15th–19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== revolution ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “revolve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “revolve”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Noun === revolve (plural revolves) (theater) The rotation of part of the scenery within a theatrical production. (theater) The rotating section itself. (obsolete) A radical change; revolution. === Anagrams === evolver == Italian == === Alternative forms === revolver revolvere revolvero === Noun === revolve m (plural revolvi) (obsolete) alternative form of revolver == Latin == === Verb === revolve second-person singular present active imperative of revolvō == Portuguese == === Verb === revolve inflection of revolver: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative