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(intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve. / (intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns. / (intransitive, of aircraft) To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.

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rotate

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Source Word

rotate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹəʊˈteɪt/

Verb

intransitive of aircraft transitive

(intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve. / (intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns. / (intransitive, of aircraft) To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.

Japanese Meaning

回転する、スピンする / 順次回る、順番に入る / （航空機が）離陸直前に鼻を上げる

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The old ceiling fan will rotate slowly when the room gets warm.

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部屋が暖かくなると、古い天井扇はゆっくりと回転します。

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Sense（1）

(intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.

He rotated in his chair to face me.

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Sense（2）

(intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns.

The nurses' shifts rotate each week.

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Sense（3）

(intransitive, of aircraft) To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.

The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.

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Sense（4）

(transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.

Rotate the dial to the left.

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Sense（5）

(transitive) To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.

I've always admired the Japanese point of view that holds it best not to have a great number of objects around at one time but to rotate possessions — and display them with great simplicity.

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