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His whole life revolves around surfing.
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She thinks that the world revolves around her.
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The discussion revolved around the question of changing the club's name.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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 round somebody — reˈvolve around/round sb/sth derived to have sb/sth as the main interest or subject • His whole life revolves around surfing. • She thinks that the world revolves around her. • The discussion revolved around the question of changing the club s… … Useful 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
go around — verb 1. be sufficient (Freq. 1) There s not enough to go around • Hypernyms: ↑suffice, ↑do, ↑answer, ↑serve • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
wheel around — verb 1. change directions as if revolving on a pivot They wheeled their horses around and left • Syn: ↑wheel • Derivationally related forms: ↑wheeler (for: ↑wheel) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spin around — verb revolve quickly and repeatedly around one s own axis (Freq. 3) The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy • Syn: ↑spin, ↑whirl, ↑reel, ↑gyrate • Derivationally related forms: ↑gyration … Useful english dictionary
Heliocentrism — Heliocentric redirects here. For the albums, see Heliocentric (Paul Weller album) and Heliocentric (The Ocean Collective album). Heliocentric Universe … Wikipedia
come to — verb 1. cause to experience suddenly (Freq. 10) Panic struck me An interesting idea hit her A thought came to me The thought struck terror in our minds They were struck with fear • Syn: ↑hit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bear on — verb 1. be relevant to (Freq. 2) There were lots of questions referring to her talk My remark pertained to your earlier comments • Syn: ↑refer, ↑pertain, ↑relate, ↑concern, ↑come to … Useful english dictionary
touch on — verb 1. refer to or discuss briefly (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑mention, ↑advert, ↑bring up, ↑cite, ↑name, ↑refer • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
