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# rotate

verb (rotate, rotates, rotated, rotating)

«rotate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To turn around a centre or a point; to spin: The Earth rotates once a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#m1)
2. (maths) To turn a shape around a fixed point by a certain angle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#m2)
3. To take turns or change places in a regular order: Players rotate positions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#m3)
4. (farming) To grow different crops in a field in different seasons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons, rotate a shape 90° clockwise or anticlockwise about a point; the shape keeps its size. In science, Earth rotates on its axis, giving day and night. In PE, teams rotate positions; in safety, tyres are rotated. Phrases: «rotate clockwise», «rotate 90 degrees», «rotate about a point», «on a rotating basis».

### Examples

- Rotate the triangle 90° clockwise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#x1)
- The Earth rotates once every 24 hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#x2)
- A wheel rotates around its axle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#x3)
- Players rotate every 10 minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#x4)
- If a wheel rotates 3 times a second, how many turns in a minute? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#x5)
- Rotate the square a quarter turn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#x6)
- Farmers rotate crops to keep the soil healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: rotated. Noun: rotation. A full rotation = 360°, half = 180°, quarter = 90°. UK says anticlockwise; US says counterclockwise. Rotate (spin on its own axis) ≠ revolve (go around something else).

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah describes the letters turning around like a wheel, forward for good and backward for evil in the way some commentators read it. In the primary lessons: In maths lessons, rotate a shape 90° clockwise or anticlockwise about a point; the shape keeps its size. In science, Earth rotates on its axis, giving day and night. In PE, teams rotate positions; in safety, tyres are rotated. Phrases: «rotate clockwise», «rotate 90 degrees», «rotate about a point», «on a rotating basis».

### Examples

- If the sphere be rotated forward, good is implied, if in a retrograde manner evil is intended. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rotate/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb: rotated. Noun: rotation. A full rotation = 360°, half = 180°, quarter = 90°. UK says anticlockwise; US says counterclockwise. Rotate (spin on its own axis) ≠ revolve (go around something else).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rotate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rotate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rotate.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «rotate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rotate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rotate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rotate.html) on Mova free.