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Etymology
ME. revolven (to change direction), From Old French revolver (to reflect upon), from L. revolvere (to turn over, roll back, reflect upon)

Verb
en-verb|revolves|revolving|revolved

1. To orbit a central point.

#:The Earth revolves around the sun.

1. To turn on an axis.

#:The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours.

1. To recur in cycles.

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

1. To ponder on.

Translations
trans-top|To orbit a central point
Finnish: kiertää
trans-mid
Polish: kręcić się (wokół)
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trans-top|To turn on an axis
Chinese: 旋转
Finnish: pyöriä
trans-mid
Polish: wirować, kręcić się (wokół własnej osi)
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trans-top|To recur in cycles
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To ponder on
Chinese: 考虑
trans-mid
Finnish: pohtia
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fr:revolve
io:revolve
hu:revolve
ja:revolve
ta:revolve
te:revolve
vi:revolve
zh:revolve

• 2007-11-24 04:39 - Interwicket - iwiki +ja

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