revolve

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English revolven (“‘to change direction’”) < Old French revolver (“‘to reflect upon’”) < Latin revolvere (“‘to turn over, roll back, reflect upon’”) < re- (“‘back’”) + volvere (“‘roll’”); see voluble, volve.

[edit] Verb

to revolve (third-person singular simple present revolves, present participle revolving, simple past and past participle revolved)

1. To orbit a central point.

   The Earth revolves around the sun.

2. To turn on an axis.

   The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.

3. To recur in cycles.

   The program revolves through all the queues before returning to the start.

4. To ponder on.

[edit] Related terms

• revolution
• revolver

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• revolve in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• revolve in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911