Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pilot
Participle: piloted
Gerund: piloting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pilot |
| you | pilot |
| he;she;it | pilots |
| we | pilot |
| you | pilot |
| they | pilot |
Perfect
| I | have piloted |
| you | have piloted |
| he;she;it | has piloted |
| we | have piloted |
| you | have piloted |
| they | have piloted |
Past
| I | piloted |
| you | piloted |
| he;she;it | piloted |
| we | piloted |
| you | piloted |
| they | piloted |
Pluperfect
| I | had piloted |
| you | had piloted |
| he;she;it | had piloted |
| we | had piloted |
| you | had piloted |
| they | had piloted |
Future
| I | will pilot |
| you | will pilot |
| he;she;it | will pilot |
| we | will pilot |
| you | will pilot |
| they | will pilot |
Future Perfect
| I | will have piloted |
| you | will have piloted |
| he;she;it | will have piloted |
| we | will have piloted |
| you | will have piloted |
| they | will have piloted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pilot |
| you | pilot |
| he;she;it | pilot |
| we | pilot |
| you | pilot |
| they | pilot |
Perfect
| I | have piloted |
| you | have piloted |
| he;she;it | have piloted |
| we | have piloted |
| you | have piloted |
| they | have piloted |
Imperfect
| I | piloted |
| you | piloted |
| he;she;it | piloted |
| we | piloted |
| you | piloted |
| they | piloted |
Pluperfect
| I | had piloted |
| you | had piloted |
| he;she;it | had piloted |
| we | had piloted |
| you | had piloted |
| they | had piloted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pilot |
| you | would pilot |
| he;she;it | would pilot |
| we | would pilot |
| you | would pilot |
| they | would pilot |
Perfect
| I | would have piloted |
| you | would have piloted |
| he;she;it | would have piloted |
| we | would have piloted |
| you | would have piloted |
| they | would have piloted |
Imperative
| you | pilot |
| we | Let's pilot |
| you | pilot |
Verbs conjugated like 'pilot'
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 'pilot'
pivot,
plot,
allot,
applot,
blot,
clot,
copilot,
filet,
filst,
hilt,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle French pilot, pillot, from Italian pilota, piloto, older also pedotta, pedot(t)o (the form in pil- is probably influenced by pileggiare (“to sail, navigate”)); ultimately from unattested Byzantine Greek *πηδώτης (*pēdṓtēs, “helmsman”), from Ancient Greek πηδόν (pēdón, “blade of an oar, oar”), hence also Ancient and Modern Greek πηδάλιον (pēdálion, “rudder”).
Sample Sentences
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I have visited more than half a dozen carrier training facilities, spent over 150 hours on jumpseats, piloted a Lockheed 1011 from MIA to LAX, visited numerous towers, rapcons, and centers, and discussed our commercial Air Transport System with everyone involved. [1975, John H. Reed, Transportation Safety Board, Safety Information, page 30:]
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One of the Midland Lines' Birmingham R.C.W. Type 2 diesels, No. D5403, made the debut of its class in the Manchester area on July 28 when it appeared in the early hours on freight; after four days in the area it left for the south piloting B.R./Sulzer Type 4 diesel No. D88 on the 2.25 Manchester Central-St. Pancras. [1962 October, “Motive Power Miscellany: London Midland Region: Midland Lines”, in Modern Railways, page 279:]
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Thus it came about that, three days later, I descended from the train at Styles St. Mary, an absurd little station, with no apparent reason for existence, perched up in the midst of green fields and country lanes. John Cavendish was waiting on the platform, and piloted me out to the car. [1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 7:]