Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to catapult
Participle: catapulted
Gerund: catapulting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | catapult |
| you | catapult |
| he;she;it | catapults |
| we | catapult |
| you | catapult |
| they | catapult |
Perfect
| I | have catapulted |
| you | have catapulted |
| he;she;it | has catapulted |
| we | have catapulted |
| you | have catapulted |
| they | have catapulted |
Past
| I | catapulted |
| you | catapulted |
| he;she;it | catapulted |
| we | catapulted |
| you | catapulted |
| they | catapulted |
Pluperfect
| I | had catapulted |
| you | had catapulted |
| he;she;it | had catapulted |
| we | had catapulted |
| you | had catapulted |
| they | had catapulted |
Future
| I | will catapult |
| you | will catapult |
| he;she;it | will catapult |
| we | will catapult |
| you | will catapult |
| they | will catapult |
Future Perfect
| I | will have catapulted |
| you | will have catapulted |
| he;she;it | will have catapulted |
| we | will have catapulted |
| you | will have catapulted |
| they | will have catapulted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | catapult |
| you | catapult |
| he;she;it | catapult |
| we | catapult |
| you | catapult |
| they | catapult |
Perfect
| I | have catapulted |
| you | have catapulted |
| he;she;it | have catapulted |
| we | have catapulted |
| you | have catapulted |
| they | have catapulted |
Imperfect
| I | catapulted |
| you | catapulted |
| he;she;it | catapulted |
| we | catapulted |
| you | catapulted |
| they | catapulted |
Pluperfect
| I | had catapulted |
| you | had catapulted |
| he;she;it | had catapulted |
| we | had catapulted |
| you | had catapulted |
| they | had catapulted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would catapult |
| you | would catapult |
| he;she;it | would catapult |
| we | would catapult |
| you | would catapult |
| they | would catapult |
Perfect
| I | would have catapulted |
| you | would have catapulted |
| he;she;it | would have catapulted |
| we | would have catapulted |
| you | would have catapulted |
| they | would have catapulted |
Imperative
| you | catapult |
| we | Let's catapult |
| you | catapult |
Verbs conjugated like 'catapult'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'catapult'
adapt,
adaunt,
adult,
assault,
atrout,
atstunt,
atstut,
auscult,
avaunt,
cabal,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle French catapulte, from Latin catapulta, from Ancient Greek καταπέλτης (katapéltēs), from κατά (katá, “downwards, into, against”) + πάλλω (pállō, “to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown”). Doublet of catapulta.
Sample Sentences
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The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.
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I was catapulted without preparation into the most difficult job any mortal man can hold. My duties would not wait a week, or a day, or even an hour. [1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12:]
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England will not be catapulted among the favourites for Euro 2012 as a result of this win, but no victory against Spain is earned easily and it is right they take great heart from their efforts as they now prepare to play Sweden at Wembley on Tuesday. [2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport:]
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She catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.