parachute
verb/ˈpærəʃuːt/
/ˈpærəʃuːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they parachute | /ˈpærəʃuːt/ /ˈpærəʃuːt/ |
| he / she / it parachutes | /ˈpærəʃuːts/ /ˈpærəʃuːts/ |
| past simple parachuted | /ˈpærəʃuːtɪd/ /ˈpærəʃuːtɪd/ |
| past participle parachuted | /ˈpærəʃuːtɪd/ /ˈpærəʃuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form parachuting | /ˈpærəʃuːtɪŋ/ /ˈpærəʃuːtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to jump from an aircraft using a parachute
- The pilot was able to parachute to safety.
- She regularly goes parachuting.
- [transitive] parachute somebody/something + adv./prep. to drop somebody/something from an aircraft by parachute
- Supplies were parachuted into the region.
- [transitive] parachute somebody + adv./prep. to bring somebody into a position of responsibility from outside an organization, group or situation
- A new CEO has been parachuted in to try and turn around the failing business.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French para- ‘protection against’ + chute ‘fall’.
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