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noun | verb skateskate1 /skeɪt/ ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYskate1Origin: (1, 2) 1600-1700 Dutch schaats stilt, skate, from Old North French escache stilt 1 [countable] one of a pair of boots with metal blades on the bottom, for moving quickly on ice SYN ice skate2[countable] one of a pair of boots or frames with small wheels on the bottom, for moving quickly on flat smooth surfaces SYN roller skate, in-line skate3[countable, uncountable] (plural skate or skates) a large flat ocean fish that can be eaten [Origin: (1, 2) 1600–1700 Dutch schaats stilt, skate, from Old North French escache stilt] noun | verb skateskate2 ●●○ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEskate |
Present | I, you, we, they | skate | | he, she, it | skates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | skated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have skated | | he, she, it | has skated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had skated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will skate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have skated |
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Present | I | am skating | | he, she, it | is skating | | you, we, they | are skating | Past | I, he, she, it | was skating | | you, we, they | were skating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been skating | | he, she, it | has been skating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been skating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be skating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been skating |
1to move on skates: The children skated on the frozen pond. → see also ice skate2, roller skate2to ride on a skateboard SYN skateboard3be skating on thin ice informal to be doing something that may get you into trouble if you are not careful—skater noun [countable]skate over/around something phrasal verb to avoid mentioning a problem or subject, or not give it enough attention: I could tell he was skating around the issue of pay. |