Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to revolve
Participle: revolved
Gerund: revolving
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | revolve |
| you | revolve |
| he;she;it | revolves |
| we | revolve |
| you | revolve |
| they | revolve |
Perfect
| I | have revolved |
| you | have revolved |
| he;she;it | has revolved |
| we | have revolved |
| you | have revolved |
| they | have revolved |
Past
| I | revolved |
| you | revolved |
| he;she;it | revolved |
| we | revolved |
| you | revolved |
| they | revolved |
Pluperfect
| I | had revolved |
| you | had revolved |
| he;she;it | had revolved |
| we | had revolved |
| you | had revolved |
| they | had revolved |
Future
| I | will revolve |
| you | will revolve |
| he;she;it | will revolve |
| we | will revolve |
| you | will revolve |
| they | will revolve |
Future Perfect
| I | will have revolved |
| you | will have revolved |
| he;she;it | will have revolved |
| we | will have revolved |
| you | will have revolved |
| they | will have revolved |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | revolve |
| you | revolve |
| he;she;it | revolve |
| we | revolve |
| you | revolve |
| they | revolve |
Perfect
| I | have revolved |
| you | have revolved |
| he;she;it | have revolved |
| we | have revolved |
| you | have revolved |
| they | have revolved |
Imperfect
| I | revolved |
| you | revolved |
| he;she;it | revolved |
| we | revolved |
| you | revolved |
| they | revolved |
Pluperfect
| I | had revolved |
| you | had revolved |
| he;she;it | had revolved |
| we | had revolved |
| you | had revolved |
| they | had revolved |
Conditional
Present
| I | would revolve |
| you | would revolve |
| he;she;it | would revolve |
| we | would revolve |
| you | would revolve |
| they | would revolve |
Perfect
| I | would have revolved |
| you | would have revolved |
| he;she;it | would have revolved |
| we | would have revolved |
| you | would have revolved |
| they | would have revolved |
Imperative
| you | revolve |
| we | Let's revolve |
| you | revolve |
Verbs conjugated like 'revolve'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'revolve'
devolve,
evolve,
reevolve,
resolve,
coevolve,
devove,
envolve,
exolve,
involve,
redevolve,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1387, from L.
revolvere "turn, roll back," from
re- "back, again" +
volvere "to roll" (see vulva). Meaning "travel around a central point" first recorded 1667.
Revolver as a type of pistol is from 1835, so called by U.S. inventor Samuel Colt (1814-62).
2. From Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volve. See: Latin '
revolvō'.
Verbs referencing "revolve"
Spanish
revolver.
Sample Sentences
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[...] porch, rose, with a low growl, as she came near. She gently spoke his name, and the animal, an old pet and playmate of hers, instantly, wagging his tail, prepared to follow her, though apparently revolving much, in this simple dog's head, what such an indiscreet midnight promenade might mean. Some dim ideas of imprudence or impropriety in the measure seemed to embarrass him considerably; for he often [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] we notice a terrible outrage at Burlington, Iowa. A Mr. Bridgman having had a difficulty with a citizen of the place, Mr. Ross; a brother-in-law of the latter provided himself with one of Colt 's revolving pistols, met Mr. B. in the street, and discharged the contents of five of the barrels at him: each shot taking effect. Mr. B., though horribly wounded, and dying, returned the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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St. Clare seemed struck with this last passage, for he read it twice,—the second time slowly, and as if he were revolving the words in his mind.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Cassy had often revolved, for hours, all possible or probable schemes of escape, and dismissed them all, as hopeless and impracticable; but at this moment there flashed through her mind a plan, so simple and feasible in all [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)