Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gavotte
Participle: gavotted
Gerund: gavotting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gavotte |
| you | gavotte |
| he;she;it | gavottes |
| we | gavotte |
| you | gavotte |
| they | gavotte |
Perfect
| I | have gavotted |
| you | have gavotted |
| he;she;it | has gavotted |
| we | have gavotted |
| you | have gavotted |
| they | have gavotted |
Past
| I | gavotted |
| you | gavotted |
| he;she;it | gavotted |
| we | gavotted |
| you | gavotted |
| they | gavotted |
Pluperfect
| I | had gavotted |
| you | had gavotted |
| he;she;it | had gavotted |
| we | had gavotted |
| you | had gavotted |
| they | had gavotted |
Future
| I | will gavotte |
| you | will gavotte |
| he;she;it | will gavotte |
| we | will gavotte |
| you | will gavotte |
| they | will gavotte |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gavotted |
| you | will have gavotted |
| he;she;it | will have gavotted |
| we | will have gavotted |
| you | will have gavotted |
| they | will have gavotted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gavotte |
| you | gavotte |
| he;she;it | gavotte |
| we | gavotte |
| you | gavotte |
| they | gavotte |
Perfect
| I | have gavotted |
| you | have gavotted |
| he;she;it | have gavotted |
| we | have gavotted |
| you | have gavotted |
| they | have gavotted |
Imperfect
| I | gavotted |
| you | gavotted |
| he;she;it | gavotted |
| we | gavotted |
| you | gavotted |
| they | gavotted |
Pluperfect
| I | had gavotted |
| you | had gavotted |
| he;she;it | had gavotted |
| we | had gavotted |
| you | had gavotted |
| they | had gavotted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gavotte |
| you | would gavotte |
| he;she;it | would gavotte |
| we | would gavotte |
| you | would gavotte |
| they | would gavotte |
Perfect
| I | would have gavotted |
| you | would have gavotted |
| he;she;it | would have gavotted |
| we | would have gavotted |
| you | would have gavotted |
| they | would have gavotted |
Imperative
| you | gavotte |
| we | Let's gavotte |
| you | gavotte |
Verbs conjugated like 'gavotte'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gavotte'
garotte,
garote,
garrotte,
gazette,
aviate,
avocate,
avoke,
avolate,
ballotte,
cavitate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From French, from Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), from Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”, literally “glutton, boor”), from gaver (“force feed”), from Old Provençal gava (“crop”); attested since the 1690s.
Sample Sentences
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You had one eye in the mirror as / you watched yourself gavotte / And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner / They'd be your partner, and / You're so vain [1972, Carly Simon, “You're so Vain” (0:36 from the start) (audio recording), performed by Carly Simon, Rhino/Elektra, published 2017:]
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"Upbeat I can do." Karen paged through the options for a while, her pretty face tight, jaw clamped shut, then perked up at something she saw and jabbed the buttons like she wanted to speak to their manager. A bright, jangly guitar burst out of the wall speakers. George Harrison's voice announced that contrary to appearances, it was all right. Karen gavotted into the middle of the bar to dance, eyes closed in rapture. [2023 August 2, HarryBlank, “Act Your Age”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2024:]