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verb no object

move in a circle on a central axis:

〈天体などが〉 «…の周りを/…を軸に» 回転する(rotate) «(a)round/on» ; 循環する; 一巡する

e.g. overhead, the fan revolved slowly.

(revolve around/revolve about) move in a circular orbit around:

e.g. the earth revolves around the sun.

(revolve around) treat as the most important point or element:

〈生活･活動などが〉 «…を中心に» 動いている, 回っている; 〈議論などが〉 «…を» 話題とする, 巡る «(a)round» (!進行形にしない)

e.g. their whole lives revolved around the company.

with object consider (something) repeatedly and from different angles:

｟かたく｠ …に思いを巡らす, …を思案［熟考］する

e.g. her mind revolved the possibilities.

late Middle English (in the senses ‘turn (the eyes) back’, ‘restore’, ‘consider’): from Latin revolvere, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.