"revolve" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈvɒlv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-revolve.wav [Southern-England] Forms: revolves [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere, present active infinitive of revolvō (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volve. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|revolven||to change direction}} Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), {{der|en|fro|revolver||to reflect upon}} Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), {{der|en|la|revolvere}} Latin revolvere, {{m|la|revolvō||turn over, roll back, reflect upon}} revolvō (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), {{m|la|re-||back}} re- (“back”), {{m|la|volvō||roll}} volvō (“roll”), {{m|en|voluble}} voluble, {{m|en|volve}} volve Head templates: {{en-noun}} revolve (plural revolves)
  1. (theater) The rotation of part of the scenery within a theatrical production. Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-revolve-en-noun-kwu2rEqu Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  2. (theater) The rotating section itself. Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-revolve-en-noun-InTaJnnm Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  3. (obsolete) A radical change; revolution. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-revolve-en-noun--4YKdv-s

Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈvɒlv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-revolve.wav [Southern-England] Forms: revolves [present, singular, third-person], revolving [participle, present], revolved [participle, past], revolved [past]
Etymology: From Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere, present active infinitive of revolvō (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volve. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|revolven||to change direction}} Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), {{der|en|fro|revolver||to reflect upon}} Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), {{der|en|la|revolvere}} Latin revolvere, {{m|la|revolvō||turn over, roll back, reflect upon}} revolvō (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), {{m|la|re-||back}} re- (“back”), {{m|la|volvō||roll}} volvō (“roll”), {{m|en|voluble}} voluble, {{m|en|volve}} volve Head templates: {{en-verb}} revolve (third-person singular simple present revolves, present participle revolving, simple past and past participle revolved)
  1. (Physical movement.)
    (transitive, now rare) To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore.
    Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-revolve-en-verb-IYTSkhrK
  2. (Physical movement.)
    (transitive) To cause (something) to turn around a central point.
    Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-revolve-en-verb-FaFAc~eP
  3. (Physical movement.)
    (intransitive) To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
    Tags: intransitive Translations (to orbit a central point): ⁧خۆلاندن⁩ (xolandin) (Central Kurdish), 圍繞 (Chinese Mandarin), 围绕 (wéirào) (Chinese Mandarin), rivolui (Esperanto), kiertää (Finnish), retourner (French), tourner (French), sich drehen (German), περιστρέφομαι (peristréfomai) (Greek), घूमना (ghūmnā) (Hindi), kering (Hungarian), orbitare (Italian), ⁧څرخول⁩ (carxawəl) (Pashto), ⁧تاوول⁩ (tāwawəl) (Pashto), kręcić się (wokół) (Polish), orbitar (Portuguese), muyuy (Quechua), верте́ться (vertétʹsja) (Russian), крути́ться (krutítʹsja) (Russian), враща́ться (vraščátʹsja) (Russian), girar (alrededor de) (Spanish), kretsa (Swedish), โคจร (koo-jɔɔn) (Thai), หมุน (mǔn) (Thai), วน (won) (Thai), tig (White Hmong)
    Sense id: en-revolve-en-verb-M-jQ10vU Disambiguation of 'to orbit a central point': 4 22 66 2 2 1 3
  4. (Physical movement.)
    (intransitive) To rotate around an axis.
    Tags: intransitive Translations (to turn on an axis): въртя се (vǎrtja se) (Bulgarian), ⁧خۆلاندن⁩ (xolandin) (Central Kurdish), 旋轉 (Chinese Mandarin), 旋转 (xuánzhuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 運轉 (Chinese Mandarin), 运转 (yùnzhuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), pyöriä (Finnish), retourner (French), tourner (French), sich drehen (German), περιστρέφομαι (peristréfomai) (Greek), edar (Indonesian), ruotare (Italian), 回る (mawaru) (alt: まわる) (Japanese), 回転する (kaiten-suru) (alt: かいてんする) (Japanese), ider (Javanese), mubeng (Javanese), айналу (ainalu) (Kazakh), vertō (Latin), edar (Malay), hidĕr (Old Javanese), ⁧تاوول⁩ (tāwawəl) (Pashto), ⁧اړول⁩ (arrawəl) (Pashto), wirować (Polish), kręcić się (Polish), girar (Portuguese), враща́ться (vraščátʹsja) (Russian), rotar (Spanish), rotera (Swedish), snurra runt (Swedish), หมุน (mǔn) (Thai), tig (White Hmong)
    Sense id: en-revolve-en-verb-bKsagbVu Disambiguation of 'to turn on an axis': 9 18 9 31 9 11 12
  5. (Physical movement.)
    (intransitive) To move in order or sequence.
    Tags: intransitive Translations (to recur in cycles): περιστρέφω (peristréfo) (Greek), ricorrere (Italian), повторя́ться (povtorjátʹsja) (Russian), วน (won) (Thai), เวียน (wiian) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-revolve-en-verb-oqOZ8ZMx Disambiguation of 'to recur in cycles': 19 15 15 4 26 6 15
  6. (Mental activity.)
    (transitive, now rare) To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.
    Tags: archaic, transitive Translations (to ponder on): обмислям (obmisljam) (Bulgarian), 考慮 (Chinese Mandarin), 考虑 (kǎolǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), pohtia (Finnish), σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) (Greek), обду́мывать (obdúmyvatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-revolve-en-verb-rAiDe6uc Disambiguation of 'to ponder on': 2 2 1 1 2 88 3
  7. (Mental activity.)
    (transitive, obsolete) To read through, to study (a book, author etc.).
    Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-revolve-en-verb-KISxqLvO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: revolve around, revolver, the world doesn't revolve around you Related terms: revolution

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
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          "word": "圍繞"
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          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wéirào",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "围绕"
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          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "rivolui"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "kiertää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "retourner"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "tourner"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "sich drehen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "peristréfomai",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "περιστρέφομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ghūmnā",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "घूमना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "kering"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "orbitare"
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          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "xolandin",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "⁧خۆلاندن⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "carxawəl",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "⁧څرخول⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "tāwawəl",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "⁧تاوول⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "kręcić się (wokół)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "orbitar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "muyuy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vertétʹsja",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "верте́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "krutítʹsja",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "крути́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vraščátʹsja",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "враща́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "girar (alrededor de)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "kretsa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "koo-jɔɔn",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "โคจร"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mǔn",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "หมุน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "won",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "วน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 22 66 2 2 1 3",
          "code": "mww",
          "lang": "White Hmong",
          "sense": "to orbit a central point",
          "word": "tig"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rotate around an axis."
      ],
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      ],
      "qualifier": "Physical movement.",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Physical movement.)",
        "(intransitive) To rotate around an axis."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vǎrtja se",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "въртя се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "旋轉"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuánzhuǎn",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "旋转"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "運轉"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yùnzhuàn",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "运转"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "pyöriä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "retourner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "tourner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "sich drehen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "peristréfomai",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "περιστρέφομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "edar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "ruotare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "alt": "まわる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mawaru",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "回る"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "alt": "かいてんする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kaiten-suru",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "回転する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "ider"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "mubeng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "ainalu",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "айналу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "xolandin",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "⁧خۆلاندن⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "vertō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "edar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "kaw",
          "lang": "Old Javanese",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "hidĕr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "tāwawəl",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "⁧تاوول⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "arrawəl",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "⁧اړول⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "wirować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "kręcić się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to turn on an axis",
          "word": "girar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 18 9 31 9 11 12",
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          "roman": "wiian",
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          "word": "обмислям"
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          "_dis1": "2 2 1 1 2 88 3",
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          "word": "考虑"
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          "sense": "to ponder on",
          "word": "σκέπτομαι"
        },
        {
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          "roman": "obdúmyvatʹ",
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          "word": "обду́мывать"
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        "(Mental activity.)",
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      "word": "rivolui"
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      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "retourner"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
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      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "περιστρέφομαι"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "word": "घूमना"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "kering"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "xolandin",
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      "word": "⁧خۆلاندن⁩"
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      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
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      "roman": "tāwawəl",
      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "⁧تاوول⁩"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "kręcić się (wokół)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "orbitar"
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      "word": "muyuy"
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "word": "верте́ться"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krutítʹsja",
      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "крути́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vraščátʹsja",
      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "враща́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "girar (alrededor de)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "kretsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "koo-jɔɔn",
      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "โคจร"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mǔn",
      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "หมุน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "won",
      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "วน"
    },
    {
      "code": "mww",
      "lang": "White Hmong",
      "sense": "to orbit a central point",
      "word": "tig"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎrtja se",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "въртя се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "旋轉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuánzhuǎn",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "旋转"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "運轉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yùnzhuàn",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "运转"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "pyöriä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "retourner"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "tourner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "sich drehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "peristréfomai",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "περιστρέφομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "edar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "ruotare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まわる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mawaru",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "回る"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かいてんする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaiten-suru",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "回転する"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "ider"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "mubeng"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ainalu",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "айналу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "xolandin",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "⁧خۆلاندن⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "vertō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "edar"
    },
    {
      "code": "kaw",
      "lang": "Old Javanese",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "hidĕr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "tāwawəl",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "⁧تاوول⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "arrawəl",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "⁧اړول⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "wirować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "kręcić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "girar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vraščátʹsja",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "враща́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "rotar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "rotera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "snurra runt"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mǔn",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "หมุน"
    },
    {
      "code": "mww",
      "lang": "White Hmong",
      "sense": "to turn on an axis",
      "word": "tig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "peristréfo",
      "sense": "to recur in cycles",
      "word": "περιστρέφω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to recur in cycles",
      "word": "ricorrere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povtorjátʹsja",
      "sense": "to recur in cycles",
      "word": "повторя́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "won",
      "sense": "to recur in cycles",
      "word": "วน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "wiian",
      "sense": "to recur in cycles",
      "word": "เวียน"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obmisljam",
      "sense": "to ponder on",
      "word": "обмислям"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to ponder on",
      "word": "考慮"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǎolǜ",
      "sense": "to ponder on",
      "word": "考虑"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to ponder on",
      "word": "pohtia"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sképtomai",
      "sense": "to ponder on",
      "word": "σκέπτομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obdúmyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to ponder on",
      "word": "обду́мывать"
    }
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  "word": "revolve"
}

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        "A radical change; revolution."
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        "(obsolete) A radical change; revolution."
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