Past tense of pivot
regular verb
The past tense of pivot is pivoted. The past participle is also pivoted.
Forms of pivot
| Base form (V1) | pivot /ˈpɪv.ɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pivoted |
| Past participle (V3) | pivoted |
| Present participle | pivoting |
| Third person singular | pivots |
Pivoted in a sentence
- The parking brake pivoted with well-calibrated resistance and no ratchety noise.2007 August 26, Lawrence Ulrich, “Germans Land on Saturn and Things Shape Up”, in New York Times. From the entry ratchety
- Next, the gooseneck of the truss, on which it pivoted, smashed away.1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore, Chapter XLVI. From the entry gooseneck
- Theoretically, the companies could have eventually pivoted their business models and recovered, or Japan’s economy could have started booming again, etc.2026 June 15, Noah Smith, “Will China, Inc. be zombified? A question surprisingly few people are asking”, in Noahopinion [Substack…. From the entry evergreening
- In using, the bucket is simply dipped into the water and is then raised by pulling down on the opposite side of the pivoted pole.1914 August, “Crude Egyptian Device for Raising Water”, in H[enry] H[aven] Windsor, editor, Popular Mechanics Magazine, volume 22, number…. From the entry shadoof
- Chris Cuomo says we may have arrived at Epsteingate now that the Trump administration has pivoted on unsealing the grand jury transcripts from the Jeffrey Epstein case.2025 July 19, “Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Three Conspiracy-Theory Theories”, in NewsNation. From the entry Epsteingate
Meaning of pivot
- noun A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
- noun Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
- noun Act of turning on one foot.
Questions about the past tense of pivot
- What is the past tense of pivot?
- The past tense of pivot is pivoted.
- What is the past participle of pivot?
- The past participle of pivot is pivoted.
- Is pivot a regular or irregular verb?
- Pivot is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pivot (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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