revolve

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·volve [revolve revolves revolved revolving] BrE [rɪˈvɒlv] NAmE [rɪˈvɑːlv] NAmE [rɪˈvɔːlv] verb intransitive
to go in a circle around a central point
•The fan revolved slowly.
•The earth revolves on its axis.
Derived: ↑revolve round somebody ▪ ↑revolve round something
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘turn (the eyes) back’, ‘restore’, ‘consider’): from Latin revolvere, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.

Example Bank:
•The fan was revolving very slowly
•All planets revolve on an axis.
•People used to think that the sun revolved around the earth.
•Protons and electrons revolve around the nucleus.
•She saw him heading towards the revolving door.
•The ceiling fan revolved slowly overhead.
•The world doesn't revolve around you, you know.
•You can get a revolving bookstand for about $150.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  roll, orb, orbit, go around, rotate