pivot
verb/ˈpɪvət/
/ˈpɪvət/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they pivot | /ˈpɪvət/ /ˈpɪvət/ |
| he / she / it pivots | /ˈpɪvəts/ /ˈpɪvəts/ |
| past simple pivoted | /ˈpɪvətɪd/ /ˈpɪvətɪd/ |
| past participle pivoted | /ˈpɪvətɪd/ /ˈpɪvətɪd/ |
| -ing form pivoting | /ˈpɪvətɪŋ/ /ˈpɪvətɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] pivot (something) (+ adv./prep.) to turn or balance on a central point (= a pivot); to make something do this
- Windows that pivot from a central point are easy to clean.
- She pivoted around and walked out.
Extra Examples- He pivoted on one foot and threw the ball to Gary.
- The mechanism pivots around a central point.
- [intransitive] (business) to change direction; to change the way in which something is done
- pivot (to/towards something) (away from something) The company is pivoting towards mobile and away from social media.
- pivot towards doing something We are pivoting towards delivering all of our software as a service.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, probably from the root of dialect pue ‘tooth of a comb’ and Spanish pu(y)a ‘point’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.
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