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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"Images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn between 2004 and 2017, showed no inkling of a long-lived formation, either. The Hubble data confirmed the feature's presence back to 2023."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
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
Vonetta and Fern had been good earlier, watching and listening as the space shuttle orbited around the moon, taking its time to fire off another rocket to land.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
