revolve around

phrasal verb

revolved around; revolving around; revolves around

1

: to move around (something) in a path that is similar to a circle

The planets revolve around the sun.

2

: to have (someone or something) as a main subject or interest

The discussion revolved around the question of repairing the roads.

His life revolves around playing basketball.

He thinks the world revolves around him.

Examples of revolve around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With a campus of about 44,000 students, most daily routines revolve around those 50- and 75-minute classes that shape our entire semesters. —Saleha Alam, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Much of Shrinking revolves around people going through challenging times and healing through finding love, such as Paul (Harrison Ford) beginning a relationship with his doctor. —Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026

Like at many silent retreat facilities, daily itineraries at Springwater are kept purposely unstructured, revolving around multiple 25-minute rounds of silent sitting meditation with seven minutes of walking in between. —Jenna Ryu, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026

Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to revolve around dinner reservations or grand gestures. —Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for revolve around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground