verb
1. center upon (Freq. 2)
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Her entire attention centered on her children
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Our day revolved around our work
• Syn: ↑focus on, ↑center on, ↑revolve about, ↑concentrate on, ↑center
• Hypernyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
2. move around in a circular motion
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The Earth revolves around the Sun
• Syn: ↑circle around, ↑circle round
• Hypernyms: ↑circle
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something
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revolve around [phrasal verb]
The planets revolve around the sun.
2 revolve around (someone or something) : to have (someone or something) as a main subject or interest
The discussion revolved around the question of how much money should be given to each department.
Her world revolves around her work/son. [=her work/son is extremely important to her]
His life revolves around playing basketball. [=he plays basketball a lot]
He thinks the world revolves around him. [=he thinks that he is the most important person in the world]
The world does not revolve around you. [=you are not the most important person in the world]
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Main Entry: ↑revolve
Useful english dictionary. 2012.