intuit
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has intuitedperfect 3rd person singular
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have intuitedperfect
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have been intuitingperfect progressive
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has been intuitingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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is intuitingprogressive 3rd person singular
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are intuitingprogressive
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intuitingparticiple
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intuitssingular 3rd person
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am intuitingprogressive 1st person singular
Past
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had intuitedperfect
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intuitedparticiple
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had been intuitingperfect progressive
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were intuitingprogressive plural
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was intuitingprogressive singular
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intuitedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of intuit
First recorded in 1770–80; back formation from intuition
Explanation
To intuit is to get a strong sense of something using only your intuition. You might give up on a job interview halfway through, if you intuit that the job wouldn't be a good fit for you. When you have a hunch about something, you intuit. For example, a pregnant woman might intuit that she's having twins, and a teacher might intuit that a student is having a hard day and needs some extra attention. The earliest meaning of intuit was "to tutor," until the mid-19th century. The word comes from the Latin root intueri, "look at, comprehend, or contemplate."
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Example Sentences
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At the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers, guests may not need their phones at all to access tickets or purchase concessions, since the arena is equipped with “GameFace ID” facial recognition technology.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Ballmer nearly granted Aspiration naming rights to the team’s new $2-billion venue as well, but instead chose financial services firm Intuit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
She has since enrolled in a bookkeeping certification program through Intuit to reflect her work managing finances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Intuit, the maker of software programs like Turbotax and QuickBooks, saw its stock decline more than 18%.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Find insight on Spotify, Lightspeed Commerce, artificial intelligence, Intuit and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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