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Definition of orbit verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

orbit

verb

NAmE//ˈɔrbət//

[transitive, intransitive] orbit (around) somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they orbit

he / she / it orbits

past simple orbited

-ing form orbiting

to move in an orbit (= a curved path) around a much larger object, especially a planet, star, etc. The earth takes a year to orbit the sun.

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