rotate (rotates 3rd person present) (rotating present participle) (rotated past tense & past participle )
1 verb When something rotates or when you rotate it, it turns with a circular movement.
The Earth rotates round the sun... V
Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen and relax the ankle. V n
2 verb If people or things rotate, or if someone rotates them, they take it in turns to do a particular job or serve a particular purpose.
The members of the club can rotate and one person can do all the preparation for the evening... V
They will swap posts in a year's time, according to new party rules which rotate the leadership. V n
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rotating adj ADJ n
The European Union's rotating presidency passed from Sweden to Belgium.