air-condition
Americanverb (used with object)
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air-conditions,
present (3rd person singular)
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air-conditioned,
past participle, past
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air-conditioning
present participle
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to furnish with an air-conditioning system.
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to treat (air) with such a system.
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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air-conditionsimple
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air-conditionssimple
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have air-conditionedperfect
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has air-conditionedperfect
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am air-conditioningprogressive
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are air-conditioningprogressive
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is air-conditioningprogressive
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have been air-conditioningperfect progressive
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has been air-conditioningperfect progressive
Past
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air-conditionedsimple
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had air-conditionedperfect
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was air-conditioningprogressive
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were air-conditioningprogressive
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had been air-conditioningperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of air-condition
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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A two-week trial over this system, and over the state’s broader refusal to air-condition its prisons, wrapped up on April 9 in Pitman’s Austin courtroom.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
"We cannot air-condition our way out of climate change."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
As the people with microphones and notebooks pushed and shoved in a hot and muggy hallway--”We don’t air-condition the corridors in this county,” cackled one old observer--it suddenly became apparent.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
Valerie Wilson, the business administrator for Newark’s public schools, said there’s little public understanding of the high costs and logistical obstacles that districts such as hers would have to overcome to air-condition all their schools.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2022
I figure I just do it when I get to Miss Leefolt’s, in the air-condition.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
To survive the summer heat, Qatar not only air-conditions its soccer stadiums, but also the outdoors — in markets, along sidewalks, even at outdoor malls so people can window shop with a cool breeze.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2019
In summer she air-conditions the house down to 68 degrees, in effect cold-soaking the walls and furnishings, counting on thermal inertia to slow down the time it takes to warm up in the afternoons.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2014
Authorities have been forced to store corpses at a temporary holding centre -- the air-conditioned offices of the district commerce association.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The franchise fled further and further from coastal cultural centers, shifting from the “Real World” of New York City and Chicago to the air-conditioned enclaves of New Jersey and the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
It’s about 10 miles off our route but is an air-conditioned oasis of burgers, pie a la mode and endless ice water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Amid the scorching temperatures, South Korea's air-conditioned airports – including its largest in Incheon – have become a refuge for some vulnerable communities, including the homeless and the elderly.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
I didn't realize Lenny's place had been air-conditioned until I wavered out onto the pavement.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
Coastal Southern California enjoys its relatively mild summer climate thanks to several factors, including a cool ocean’s air-conditioning effect, protective mountains, proximity to deserts, and a weather pattern that usually avoids drawing in tropical moisture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Most deaths from heat happen indoors, meaning that "broader access to air-conditioning and other cooling facilities" is particularly important, they emphasised.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
But homeowners can see much bigger monthly bills during the scorching summer or freezing winter months, when they might run their heating or air-conditioning systems more aggressively.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Europe’s air-conditioning and wildfire puzzle may be a breakthrough moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“We just clean the house and go, like the air-conditioning man. I never bother personal things. I never answer the telephone. I don’t like being there when they get there.”
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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