rotate
/ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/ verb C1- To spin, turn, or revolve. · He rotated in his chair to face me.· The earth rotates.
- To advance through a sequence; to take turns. · The nurses' shifts rotate each week.
- To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff. · The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.
- To spin, turn, or revolve something. · Rotate the dial to the left.
- To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
- To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first. · The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.
- To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.
Plural rotate · He/she/it rotates · Past rotated · Past participle rotated · -ing form rotating
Verb forms
- Base form
- rotate
- He/she/it
- rotates
- Past
- rotated
- Past participle
- rotated
- -ing form
- rotating
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