Examples

1 sentences

  1. Aviators aviate planes and pilots pilot planes, but planors nor planes plane planes.

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Meaning

1 senses

  1. To operate an aircraft.

    operate an airplane

Origin

Back-formation from aviator. By surface analysis, avi- + -ate.

Back-formation from aviator. By surface analysis, avi- + -ate.

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Forms

aviates, aviating, aviated, aviated

regular · Lesson

Base formaviate · to aviate
3rd person singularaviates
Present participleaviating
Past simpleaviated
Past participleaviated

Tenses

aviate · aviated · will aviate · have aviated

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaviate
he, she, itaviates

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave aviated
he, she, ithas aviated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill aviate

Past simpleLesson

all personsaviated

Synonyms

2 synonyms
flyA1pilotA2
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedaviationaviator

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aviavianC2aviaryaviationaviatoravidC1avocado

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