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verb · irregular · transitive · rare

copter

copter · copters · coptered · coptering

To helicopter: to transport by helicopterTo helicopter: to transport by helicopter.

UK/ˈkɒptə/US/ˈkɑptɚ/

Meaning

3 senses

(informal, transitive)To helicopter: to transport by helicopter.
(informal, intransitive)To helicopter: to travel by helicopter.
(informal, intransitive)To move like a helicopter.

Origin

Clipping of helicopter; see also -copter § Etymology.

Clipping of helicopter; see also -copter § Etymology.

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Forms

copters, coptering, coptered, coptered

Base form	copter · to copter
3rd person singular	copters
Present participle	coptering
Past simple	coptered
Past participle	coptered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	copter
he, she, it	copters

Past simpleLesson

all persons

coptered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have coptered
he, she, it	has coptered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will copter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

copious copperB2 copyA1 copycat

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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