Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pit
Participle: pitted
Gerund: pitting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pit |
| you | pit |
| he;she;it | pits |
| we | pit |
| you | pit |
| they | pit |
Perfect
| I | have pitted |
| you | have pitted |
| he;she;it | has pitted |
| we | have pitted |
| you | have pitted |
| they | have pitted |
Past
| I | pitted |
| you | pitted |
| he;she;it | pitted |
| we | pitted |
| you | pitted |
| they | pitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had pitted |
| you | had pitted |
| he;she;it | had pitted |
| we | had pitted |
| you | had pitted |
| they | had pitted |
Future
| I | will pit |
| you | will pit |
| he;she;it | will pit |
| we | will pit |
| you | will pit |
| they | will pit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pitted |
| you | will have pitted |
| he;she;it | will have pitted |
| we | will have pitted |
| you | will have pitted |
| they | will have pitted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pit |
| you | pit |
| he;she;it | pit |
| we | pit |
| you | pit |
| they | pit |
Perfect
| I | have pitted |
| you | have pitted |
| he;she;it | have pitted |
| we | have pitted |
| you | have pitted |
| they | have pitted |
Imperfect
| I | pitted |
| you | pitted |
| he;she;it | pitted |
| we | pitted |
| you | pitted |
| they | pitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had pitted |
| you | had pitted |
| he;she;it | had pitted |
| we | had pitted |
| you | had pitted |
| they | had pitted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pit |
| you | would pit |
| he;she;it | would pit |
| we | would pit |
| you | would pit |
| they | would pit |
Perfect
| I | would have pitted |
| you | would have pitted |
| he;she;it | would have pitted |
| we | would have pitted |
| you | would have pitted |
| they | would have pitted |
Imperative
| you | pit |
| we | Let's pit |
| you | pit |
Verbs conjugated like 'pit'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pit'
bit,
dit,
fit,
hit,
jit,
kit,
lit,
nit,
pat,
pet,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-West Germanic *puti
3. Old English pytt
4. Middle English pit
5. English pit
6. From Middle English pit, pet, püt, from Old English pytt, from Proto-West Germanic *puti, from Latin puteus (“trench, pit, well”), although there are phonetic difficulties.
Sample Sentences
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Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal.
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Are you ready to pit your wits against one of the world's greatest puzzles?
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For the 75 years since a district rebellion was put down, The Games have existed as an assertion of the Capital’s power, a winner-take-all contest that touts heroism and sacrifice—participants are called “tributes”— while pitting the districts against each other. [2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, AV Club, The Hunger Games:]
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2017 August 25, Aukkarapon Niyomyat & Panarat Thepgumpanat, "Thai junta seeks Yingluck's arrest as former PM skips court verdict", in reuters.com, Reuters
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That movement, pitted against a Bangkok-centered royalist and pro-military elite, has been at the heart of years of turmoil.
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2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict", in aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera
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Thaksin's ouster triggered years of upheaval and division that has pitted a poor, rural majority in the north that supports the Shinawatras against royalists, the military and their urban backers.
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Bottas had to pit earlier than expected for fresh tyres. Hamilton followed him in next time around and the two drivers were instructed to stay off the kerbs to protect their tyres. [2020 September 13, Andrew Benson, “Tuscan Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims 90th win after incredible race”, in BBC Sport:]