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noun | verb jockeyjockey1 /ˈdʒɑki/ noun (plural jockeys) [countable] ETYMOLOGYjockey1Origin: 1500-1600 Jockey, Scottish male name, from John someone who rides horses in races [Origin: 1500–1600 Jockey, Scottish male name, from John] → see also computer jockey, desk jockey, disc jockey noun | verb jockeyjockey2 verb (jockeyed, jockeying) VERB TABLEjockey |
| Present | I, you, we, they | jockey | | he, she, it | jockeys | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | jockeyed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have jockeyed | | he, she, it | has jockeyed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had jockeyed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will jockey | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have jockeyed |
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| Present | I | am jockeying | | he, she, it | is jockeying | | you, we, they | are jockeying | | Past | I, he, she, it | was jockeying | | you, we, they | were jockeying | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been jockeying | | he, she, it | has been jockeying | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been jockeying | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be jockeying | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been jockeying |
► jockeying for position Two airlines are jockeying for position in the transatlantic market. 1[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to compete strongly to get into the best position or situation, or to get the most power: Two airlines are jockeying for position in the transatlantic market.2[intransitive, transitive] to ride a horse as a jockey3[transitive] to skillfully make something move in a particular direction or fit somewhere: Camera operators jockey the cameras around the movie set.—jockeying noun [uncountable] |