Revolve

Origin

From Middle English revolven ("to change direction"), from Old French revolver ("to reflect upon"), from Latin revolvere, present active infinitive of revolvō ("turn over, roll back, reflect upon"), from re- ("back") + volvō ("roll"); see voluble, volve.

Full definition of revolve

Verb

1. (intransitive) 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. (intransitive) To recur in cycles.The program revolves through all the queues before returning to the start.The centuries revolve.
4. (transitive) To ponder on, to reflect repeatedly upon, to consider all aspects of.
• 1843, Thomas_Carlyle, , book 2, ch. 6, Monk SamsonHe sits silent, revolving many thoughts, at the foot of St. Edmund’s Shrine.

Related terms

• revolution
• revolver
• the world doesn't revolve around you

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