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• revolve around — verb 1. center upon (Freq. 2) Her entire attention centered on her children Our day revolved around our work • Syn: ↑focus on, ↑center on, ↑revolve about, ↑concentrate on, ↑center …   Useful english dictionary

• revolve around — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms revolve around : present tense I/you/we/they revolve around he/she/it revolves around present participle revolving around past tense revolved around past participle revolved around 1) revolve around something… …   English dictionary

• revolve — re|volve [ rı valv ] verb * intransitive to turn or spin around a central point: The platform revolved to reveal a whole new stage setting. revolve on: The Earth revolves on its axis. revolve around: The planets revolve around the Sun. a.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Something's Happening — (or SH) is a long format radio program airing four nights a week on Pacifica Radio, KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, California. Roy Tuckman (aka Roy of Hollywood ) created it in early 1977 and has hosted, produced, and engineered it ever since. Each …   Wikipedia

• revolve — re|volve [rıˈvɔlv US rıˈva:lv] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: revolvere to roll back, cause to return , from volvere to roll ] to move around like a wheel, or to make something move around like a wheel →↑revolution, turn ↑turn ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• revolve — verb (I, T) to spin around or make something spin around, on a central point; rotate (1): The metal disc revolves at high speed. | revolve sth: Revolve the drum to get all the clothes out of the dryer. revolve around sth phrasal verb (transitive… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• revolve */ — UK [rɪˈvɒlv] / US [rɪˈvɑlv] verb Word forms revolve : present tense I/you/we/they revolve he/she/it revolves present participle revolving past tense revolved past participle revolved a) [intransitive] to turn or spin around a central point… …   English dictionary

• revolve about — verb center upon (Freq. 2) Her entire attention centered on her children Our day revolved around our work • Syn: ↑focus on, ↑center on, ↑revolve around, ↑concentrate on, ↑center …   Useful english dictionary

• revolve — [ri välv′, rivôlv′] vt. revolved, revolving [ME revolven < L revolvere < re , back + volvere, to roll: see WALK] 1. to turn over in the mind; reflect on 2. to cause to travel in a circle or orbit 3. to cause to rotate, or spin around an… …   English World dictionary

• revolve — [[t]rɪvɒ̱lv[/t]] revolves, revolving, revolved 1) VERB If you say that one thing revolves around another thing, you mean that the second thing is the main feature or focus of the first thing. [V around n] Since childhood, her life has revolved… …   English dictionary