## Meanings
1. To turn around a central point or axis.
2. To move in a circle around something.
3. To have something as its main subject or focus (used with 'around').

## Examples
- The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.
- The planets revolve around the sun.
- Her whole life seems to revolve around her work.

## Derived Forms
- revolvable
- revolvement
- revolvency
- revolver
- unrevolved

## Related Forms
- revolution

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: revolven
- Root: revolver
- Root: revolvō

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Revolve comes 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. Modern senses include to turn around a central point or axis. and to move in a circle around something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as revolvable, revolvement, revolvency, revolver, and unrevolved and related forms such as revolution.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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