swivel
To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivotTo swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.
» Tom leaned back in his swivel chair.
Tom lehnte sich in seinem Drehstuhl zurück.
Meaning
1 sensesTo swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.
drehen, rotieren, schwenken
turn on a pivot
Examples
13 sentencesTom leaned back in his swivel chair.
deTom lehnte sich in seinem Drehstuhl zurück. — raggione
Tom bought a new swivel chair to go with his new computer desk.
ruТом купил новое вращающееся кресло в придачу к своему новому компьютерному столу. — odexed
deTom hat, passend zu seinem neuen Computertisch, einen neuen Drehstuhl gekauft. — raggione
Tom swiveled on his stool.
The ball swiveled on its axis.
Mary leaned back in her swivel chair.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”)From Middle English swyvel, swivel, from a derivative of Old English swīfan (“to revolve”), + -el, an instrumental suffix, equivalent to swive + -el.
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Forms
swivels, swiveling, swiveled, swiveledSynonyms
1 synonyms- turn on a pivot:pivot
Word family
2 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