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adjective | verb mootmoot1 /mut/ adjective ETYMOLOGYmoot1Origin: 1500-1600 moot law court, discussion (11-21 centuries), from Old English mot ► a moot point Whether these controls will really reduce violent crime is a moot point. 1a problem, decision, result, etc. that is moot does not matter anymore because the situation has changed SYN irrelevant: The decision has been made, so whether it was the right decision is now moot.2a question or point that is moot is one that has not yet been decided, and about which people have different opinions SYN arguable: Whether these controls will really reduce violent crime is a moot point. adjective | verb mootmoot2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYmoot2Origin: Old English motian, from mot; ➔ MOOT1 VERB TABLEmoot |
Present | I, you, we, they | moot | | he, she, it | moots | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | mooted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have mooted | | he, she, it | has mooted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had mooted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will moot | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have mooted |
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Present | I | am mooting | | he, she, it | is mooting | | you, we, they | are mooting | Past | I, he, she, it | was mooting | | you, we, they | were mooting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been mooting | | he, she, it | has been mooting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been mooting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be mooting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been mooting |
be mooted formal to be suggested for people to consider: Once the trip was mooted, it took weeks to decide who would go. |