Meaning

2 senses
  1. (literally)To rotate about (an axis); to orbit.

    The Earth revolves around the Sun.

  2. (idiomatic)To be essentially connected with; to concern.

    His life revolves around beer and bad jokes.

More definitions
  • move around in a circular motion
  • center upon

Examples

63 sentences
  1. The world doesn't revolve around you.

    Світ не крутиться довкола тебе.

    ruМир не вертится вокруг тебя.

    deDie Welt dreht sich nicht um dich.

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  2. The planets revolve around the sun.

    ruПланеты вращаются вокруг Солнца.

    deDie Planeten umkreisen die Sonne.

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  3. Tom thinks the sun revolves around the earth.

    ruТом думает, что Солнце вращается вокруг Земли.

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  4. Tom thinks that the sun revolves around the earth.

    ruТом думает, что Солнце вращается вокруг Земли.

    deTom glaubt, dass sich die Sonne um die Erde dreht.

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  5. Everything revolves around Tom.

    ruВсё вращается вокруг Тома.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

revolves around, revolving around, revolved around, revolved around
Base formrevolve around · to revolve around
3rd person singularrevolves around
Present participlerevolving around
Past simplerevolved around
Past participlerevolved around

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrevolve around
he, she, itrevolves around

Past simpleLesson

all personsrevolved around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave revolved around
he, she, ithas revolved around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill revolve around

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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