v., -volved, -volv·ing, -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.

[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.]

revolvable re·volv'a·ble adj.

verb

1. To move or cause to move in circles or around an axis: circle, circumvolve, gyrate, orbit, rotate, turn, wheel. See move/halt, repetition.
2. To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse¹, ponder, reflect, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See thoughts.

v

Definition: think about
Antonyms: ignore, neglect

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Behaviour of a body that has a circular motion around an axis outside the body.

IN BRIEF: To go around something in a circle; to turn around in a circle.

Have you ever seen an inchworm crawl up a leaf or twig, and then, clinging to the very end, revolve in the air, feeling for something, to reach something? That's like me. I am trying to find something out there beyond the place on which I have footing. — Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847-1917)

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - dreje rundt, rotere
v. tr. - dreje rundt, overveje

idioms:

• revolving credit    kassekredit
• revolving door    svingdør

Nederlands (Dutch)
rondwentelen, draaien om

Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit) tourner, (fig) être axé sur
v. tr. - faire tourner

idioms:

• revolving credit    (Fin) crédit permanent
• revolving door    relations sexuelles avec plusieurs partenaires

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) drehen

idioms:

• revolving credit    Revolvingkredit
• revolving door    Drehtür

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γυρίζω, περιστρέφω/-ομαι, στριφογυρίζω

idioms:

• revolving credit    (οικον.) αυτόματα ανανεούμενη πιστωτική διευκόλυνση
• revolving door    περιστρεφόμενη πόρτα

Italiano (Italian)
ruotare

idioms:

• revolving credit    credito rotativo
• revolving door    porta girevole

Português (Portuguese)
v. - refletir, ponderar

idioms:

• revolving credit    crédito rotativo (m)
• revolving door    porta giratória (f)

Русский (Russian)
вращаться, периодически сменяться

idioms:

• revolving credit    автоматически возобновляемый кредит
• revolving door    вращающаяся дверь

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - dar vueltas, girar, rodar, moverse en ciclos
v. tr. - voltear, hacer girar, hacer rodar o dar vueltas, meditar, revolver

idioms:

• revolving credit    crédito renovable
• revolving door    puerta giratoria

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rotera, svänga

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
旋转, 自转, 周期性出现, 循环往复, 沿轨道运转, 盘桓于脑海, 一再浮现, 使旋转, 反复思考, 斟酌

idioms:

• revolving credit    循环贷款, 周转信用
• revolving door    十字形旋转门

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 旋轉, 自轉, 周期性出現, 循環往復, 沿軌道運轉, 盤桓於腦海, 一再浮現
v. tr. - 使旋轉, 反復思考, 斟酌

idioms:

• revolving credit    循環貸款, 周轉信用
• revolving door    十字形旋轉門

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 회전하다, 공전하다, 순환하다
v. tr. - 회전시키다, 운행 시키다, 궁리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 回る, 回転する, 巡る, 思い巡らす, 次々と浮かぶ, 循環する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقلب الرأي في, يدير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הסתובב, התרכז ב-‬
v. tr. - ‮סובב, הקיף, הפך בבעיה (במוחו)‬

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