revolve around

Questions about revolve around

What does revolve around mean?

revolve around means "center upon". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for revolve around?

Close synonyms include focus on, center on, revolve about, concentrate on, center. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is revolve around a common word?

revolve around is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.