rotate
To spin, turn, or revolveTo spin, turn, or revolve.
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» They rotated the tires on my car.
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Examples
68 sentencesThey rotated the tires on my car.
Have you had your tires rotated recently?
How long does it usually take to rotate tires?
Meaning
7 senses(intransitive)To spin, turn, or revolve.
He rotated in his chair to face me.
The earth rotates.
sich drehen, rotieren
враща́тьсяvraščátʹsja, верте́тьсяvertétʹsja, крути́тьсяkrutítʹsja
(intransitive)To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.
The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.
(intransitive)To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
The nurses' shifts rotate each week.
More meanings 4
(transitive)To spin, turn, or revolve something.
Rotate the dial to the left.
враща́тьvraščátʹ, верте́тьvertétʹ, крути́тьkrutítʹ
(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.
(transitive)To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
(transitive)To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
Origin
Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verBorrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
rotates, rotating, rotated, rotatedTenses
rotate · rotated · will rotate · have rotatedSynonyms
6 synonyms- turn on or around an axis or a center:revolvego around
- cause to turn on an axis or center:circumvolve
- turn outward:turn outsplayspread out
Word family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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