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rotaterotate /ˈroʊteɪt/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYrotateOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of rotare, from rota wheel VERB TABLErotate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | rotate | | he, she, it | rotates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rotated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rotated | | he, she, it | has rotated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rotated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rotate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rotated |
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| Present | I | am rotating | | he, she, it | is rotating | | you, we, they | are rotating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was rotating | | you, we, they | were rotating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rotating | | he, she, it | has been rotating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rotating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rotating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rotating |
THESAURUSmove around central point► turn to move around a central point, or make something move in this way: The train’s wheels started to turn. ► twist to turn something around a central point using a circular movement: Just twist the cap to open the bottle. ► spin to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: Skaters were spinning on the ice. ► whirl to turn again and again around a central point with a lot of speed and force, or to make something do this: White clouds of snow were whirled around by the strong winds. ► twirl to turn again and again around a central point or to make something do this, especially as part of a dance or performance: Half a dozen couples were twirling to a waltz. ► swivel to turn around while remaining in the same place, or to make something do this. Used about furniture or similar objects: I want a desk chair that swivels. ► rotate to turn or move around a particular point: The Earth rotates every 24 hours. ► revolve to move in a circular path around a central point: Earth revolves around the Sun. ► go around informal to rotate or revolve: He lay in bed watching the fan above his head go around. 1[intransitive, transitive] to turn with a circular movement around a central point, or to make something do this: The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. Rotate the pan halfway through baking.► see thesaurus at turn12[intransitive, transitive] to change the places of things or people, or to make people or things do this, especially in a circular direction: Rotating the tires every few months helps them last longer. The players rotate before each serve.3[intransitive, transitive] if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do a job for a particular period of time and then change to another: The chairmanship of the committee rotates annually.4[transitive] technical to regularly change the crops grown on a piece of land, in order to preserve the quality of the soil [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin, past participle of rotare, from rota wheel] |