revolve

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   turn on or around an axis or a center

   The Earth revolves around the Sun

2. 2
   verb

   To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).

   The Earth revolves around the sun.

3. 3
   verb

   To rotate around an axis.

   The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.

4. 4
   verb

   To move in order or sequence.

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

5. 5
   verb

   To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.

   These are the difficulties which arise to me on revolving this scheme […].

6. 6
   verb

   To read through, to study (a book, author etc.).

   This having heard, strait I again revolv’d / The Law and Prophets.

7. 7
   noun

   The rotating section itself.

   […] a revolving stage, two-level platforms stage left and stage right, and a large bridge that connected the platforms midstage, twelve feet up off the revolve.

8. 8
   verb

   cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

Etymology

From Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volve.