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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"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
Letter is the informal commissioner of the group, made up mostly of government workers who choose not to pay extra to air-condition the gym.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2019
Simply put: It’s more efficient to air-condition homes in Florida than it is to warm the ones in Minnesota.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2015
You’d think they’d at least air-condition the place.
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
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
In the dog days of summer, there’s no better place to escape the heat than inside the air-conditioned paradise of a movie theater.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
A man who has not been publicly identified has been “living” inside the billboard since Thursday, in what resembles a fully furnished, air-conditioned living room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 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 can't think of anything else to do other than stay in air-conditioned places like home, shopping malls and cafes," the office worker said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Why not, I thought, why not, and shot across the street and into the air-conditioned chill of a drugstore.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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
It is, in all but name, Britain's first air-conditioning subsidy - but it is badged as a heat pump, and only worth a third of the £7,500 for a heating-only model.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was hotter this night, and in New Orleans he had never withstood this kind of heat without air-conditioning.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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