make+revolve

  • 1revolve — re‧volve [rɪˈvɒlv ǁ rɪˈvɑːlv] verb [transitive] BANKING to make loan repayments of less than the full amount due each month: • Banks make money on the interest rates they charge cardholders who revolve their balances …

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  • 2revolve */ — UK [rɪˈvɒlv] / US [rɪˈvɑlv] verb Word forms revolve : present tense I/you/we/they revolve he/she/it revolves present participle revolving past tense revolved past participle revolved a) [intransitive] to turn or spin around a central point… …

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  • 3revolve — 01. The government s anti smoking campaign [revolves] around helping teens make the right decisions for a healthy lifestyle. 02. In the past, people believed that all the planets in our solar system [revolved] around the Earth. 03. His entire… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 4revolve — re|volve [ rı valv ] verb * intransitive to turn or spin around a central point: The platform revolved to reveal a whole new stage setting. revolve on: The Earth revolves on its axis. revolve around: The planets revolve around the Sun. a.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5revolve — re|volve [rıˈvɔlv US rıˈva:lv] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: revolvere to roll back, cause to return , from volvere to roll ] to move around like a wheel, or to make something move around like a wheel →↑revolution, turn ↑turn ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6revolve — verb (I, T) to spin around or make something spin around, on a central point; rotate (1): The metal disc revolves at high speed. | revolve sth: Revolve the drum to get all the clothes out of the dryer. revolve around sth phrasal verb (transitive… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7revolve — Synonyms and related words: alternate, be here again, brood over, chaw, chew over, circle, circuit, circuiteer, circulate, circulation, circumambulate, circummigrate, circumnavigate, circumrotate, circumvent, circumvolute, circumvolution, close… …

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  • 8revolve — [rɪˈvɒlv] verb [I/T] to turn or spin around a central point, or to make something do this revolving [rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ] adj reround sth …

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  • 9roll — I. v. a. 1. Turn, make revolve. 2. Whirl, wheel, revolve. 3. Revolve, turn about (in one s mind). 4. Wrap round (one part on another). 5. Bind, involve, inwrap, infold. 6. Press, level, smooth, flatten …

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  • 10orbit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin orbita, from Latin, rut, track, probably from orbis Date: 15th century the bony socket of the eye • orbital adjective II. noun Etymology: Latin orbita path, rut, orbit Date: 1696 …

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