Meaning
to orbit
- To move in an orbit around a celestial body
- To revolve or circulate around someone or something influential (figurative)
In a sentence
La sonda ha orbitato attorno a Marte per due anni.
The probe orbited Mars for two years.
Quanti satelliti orbitano intorno alla Terra in questo momento?
How many satellites are orbiting the Earth right now?
Molti giovani ricercatori orbitavano attorno a quel famoso professore.
Many young researchers revolved around that famous professor.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| orbitare | infinitive |
| orbito | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| orbiti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| orbita | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| orbitiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| orbitate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| orbitano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| orbitavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| orbitavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| orbitava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| orbitavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| orbitavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| orbitavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| orbitai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| orbitasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| orbitò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| orbitammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| orbitaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| orbitarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| orbiterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| orbiterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| orbiterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| orbiteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| orbiterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| orbiteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| orbiti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| orbiti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| orbiti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| orbitiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| orbitiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| orbitino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| orbitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| orbitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| orbitasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| orbitassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| orbitaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| orbitassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| orbiterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| orbiteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| orbiterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| orbiteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| orbitereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| orbiterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| orbita | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| orbitiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| orbitate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| orbitando | gerund |
| orbitato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' when intransitive.
- Can be transitive ('orbitare un pianeta') or intransitive with 'intorno a' ('orbitare intorno alla Terra').