Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sauté
Participle: sautéed
Gerund: sautéing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sauté |
| you | sauté |
| he;she;it | sautés |
| we | sauté |
| you | sauté |
| they | sauté |
Perfect
| I | have sautéed |
| you | have sautéed |
| he;she;it | has sautéed |
| we | have sautéed |
| you | have sautéed |
| they | have sautéed |
Past
| I | sautéed |
| you | sautéed |
| he;she;it | sautéed |
| we | sautéed |
| you | sautéed |
| they | sautéed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sautéed |
| you | had sautéed |
| he;she;it | had sautéed |
| we | had sautéed |
| you | had sautéed |
| they | had sautéed |
Future
| I | will sauté |
| you | will sauté |
| he;she;it | will sauté |
| we | will sauté |
| you | will sauté |
| they | will sauté |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sautéed |
| you | will have sautéed |
| he;she;it | will have sautéed |
| we | will have sautéed |
| you | will have sautéed |
| they | will have sautéed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sauté |
| you | sauté |
| he;she;it | sauté |
| we | sauté |
| you | sauté |
| they | sauté |
Perfect
| I | have sautéed |
| you | have sautéed |
| he;she;it | have sautéed |
| we | have sautéed |
| you | have sautéed |
| they | have sautéed |
Imperfect
| I | sautéed |
| you | sautéed |
| he;she;it | sautéed |
| we | sautéed |
| you | sautéed |
| they | sautéed |
Pluperfect
| I | had sautéed |
| you | had sautéed |
| he;she;it | had sautéed |
| we | had sautéed |
| you | had sautéed |
| they | had sautéed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sauté |
| you | would sauté |
| he;she;it | would sauté |
| we | would sauté |
| you | would sauté |
| they | would sauté |
Perfect
| I | would have sautéed |
| you | would have sautéed |
| he;she;it | would have sautéed |
| we | would have sautéed |
| you | would have sautéed |
| they | would have sautéed |
Imperative
| you | sauté |
| we | Let's sauté |
| you | sauté |
Verbs conjugated like 'sauté'
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 'sauté'
auth,
salt,
salute,
sate,
sauce,
sauna,
sautee,
sauter,
scut,
shut,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from French sauté, past participle of sauter (“to sauté”, literally “to jump”); in cooking, diced onions jump in the pan from the hot oil.
Sample Sentences
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Parboil three-fourths cup carrot, cut in strips, fifteen minutes; drain, and sauté in one tablespoon bacon fat to which has been added one tablespoon finely chopped onion.[…]Cook until potatoes are soft, then add twelve small onions cooked until soft, then drained and sautéd in two tablespoons butter to which is added one tablespoon sugar. Onions need not be sautéd unless they are desired glazed. Serve from casserole dish. [1906, Fannie Merritt Farmer, “Lamb and Mutton”, in The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, section “Lamb en Casserole”, page 220:]
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Frying and sautéing are methods that heat foods for the most part by conduction from a hot, oiled pan, with temperatures between 350 and 450°F/175–225°C that encourage Maillard browning and flavor development. [2004, Harold McGee, chapter 14, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN:]
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Lightly sautéing fresh spinach in a drizzle of olive or avocado oil meets this baseline, and it’s tasty and nutritious as well. [2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2025:]