orbit
noun
the curved path, usually elliptical, taken by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
orbited
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past participleof orbit.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 orbit.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
orbitnounthe curved path, usually elliptical, taken by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
Example Sentences
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Yet it was still an undoubted factor considering the team had orbited around Isak, who scored 27 goals in the previous season.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Back in 1968, Apollo 8 orbited the Moon 10 times without landing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Instead, huge amounts of rock and dust were passing in front of the star as they orbited the system, partially blocking the light traveling toward Earth.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
Among the many faulty narratives that orbited out of the government, one asked us to consider the mental anguish suffered by these dispatched officers.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
The gravity of relativity theory was brilliant at explaining why planets orbited suns or why galaxies tended to cluster, but turned out to have no influence at all at the particle level.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
