commentate
verb (used with object)
to deliver a commentary on.
commentated
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past participleof commentate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof commentate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Ray French: Legendary broadcaster commentated on every Challenge Cup final for BBC TV from 1982 to 2008 and worked for the corporation for more than four decades.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
"Who punched Tom Williams in the mouth, Tom Williams?" said former Bath and England fly-half Stuart Barnes as he commentated on Sky Sports.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
Woolley is the man who has commentated on more than 1,000 Ipswich games for BBC Radio Suffolk.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023
Norton has commentated on Eurovision for British television since 2009, and he is known for gently poking fun at the more outrageous performances and the horrendously complicated voting process.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2023
They commentated M. Colnet, the old bookseller and publicist of the Quay Malaquais.
From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
