skydive
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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skydivesimple
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skydivessimple
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have skydivedperfect
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have skydoveperfect
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has skydivedperfect
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has skydoveperfect
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am skydivingprogressive
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are skydivingprogressive
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is skydivingprogressive
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have been skydivingperfect progressive
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has been skydivingperfect progressive
Past
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skydivedsimple
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skydovesimple
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had skydivedperfect
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had skydoveperfect
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was skydivingprogressive
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were skydivingprogressive
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had been skydivingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of skydive
Example Sentences
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At 75, I still skydive regularly, scuba weekly and ride a bicycle to the local gym where I work out every week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Alan Still completed the skydive for Rowleys Centre for the Community in Cranleigh, Surrey, describing the experience as "absolutely exhilarating".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Mr Fuller had recently written about his passion for teaching others how to skydive.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
Above her couch, she has hung her most prized family possessions: photos of her grandmother featured in the Evansville Press in Indiana in 1964 after she learned to skydive and joined a parachute club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
“I don’t know what it means, but it’s gotta be better than that fake skydive earlier.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
The man was part of a group being escorted by trained staff from GoJump in Oceanside, a skydiving company that says it has completed nearly 150,000 skydives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
With corgies in tow, the monarch boards a helicopter and then skydives into the Olympic stadium - with some help from a stunt double.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2022
“I did 20 ultras, 1,000 skydives, I served in the army for a year,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2022
A witness, Sayar Kuchenski, had taken part in skydives on the plane and flew on it the day before the crash.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2020
Tony was popular, gregarious and active: he used to play rugby for Cranbrook, Kent and did skydives for charity.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2012
A 104-year-old Chicago woman who successfully skydived during a tandem jump could become the oldest person to ever skydive if the Guinness World Records verifies the feat.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
When she first skydived at 100 she had had to be pushed out of the aircraft.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
He had previously skydived after celebrating his 92nd birthday, and he was looking for new ways to enjoy his good health in old age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
Now he's going a step further and has skydived to raise money and awareness.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2023
Rich: Imagine if the majority of the population skydived without formal instruction.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2020
The airplane, which was leased by a skydiving company, took off around 11:20 local time on Sunday, according to a Bates County Emergency Management spokesperson.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Gracie Schulte, a 27-year-old who grew up in Iowa, spent nine months in Hawaii last year on three back-to-back travel contracts, sharing frequent TikToks about swimming with sharks, skydiving and island hopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Wawrinka says there will be more "skydiving than coaching" in his short-term future but is trying to block those thoughts right now.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
A big social media user, he made early posts about L.A. lifestyle experiences — riding a horse past the Hollywood sign and skydiving while signing “I heart LAUSD” — prompting more eye-rolls than high-fives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
There’s a gigantic black-and-orange San Francisco Giants flag on the wall, and pictures of fun stuff like him tandem skydiving with two thumbs up.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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