rotate

1. (intransitive)To spin, turn, or revolve.

   He rotated in his chair to face me.

   The earth rotates.

   sich drehen, rotieren

   враща́тьсяvraščátʹsja, верте́тьсяvertétʹsja, крути́тьсяkrutítʹsja

   turn outward

2. (intransitive)To advance through a sequence; to take turns.

   The nurses' shifts rotate each week.

3. (intransitive)To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.

   The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.

4. (transitive)To spin, turn, or revolve something.

   Rotate the dial to the left.

   враща́тьvraščátʹ, верте́тьvertétʹ, крути́тьkrutítʹ

   turn on or around an axis or a center

5. (transitive)To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.

6. (transitive)To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.

   The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.

7. (transitive)To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.

   plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession

1. They rotated the tires on my car.

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2. Have you had your tires rotated recently?

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3. How long does it usually take to rotate tires?

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4. I need to get the tires on my car rotated.

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5. When was the last time you had your tires rotated?

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