originate

Regular
Infinitive
originate
Past Simple
originated
Past Participle
originated
-ing Form
originating
3rd Person
originates
originate originates originating originated

Originate means to begin or create. Regular: originate-originated-originated.

Meanings

  • To begin
  • To come from
  • To create

Common Collocations

originate from originate in original originator point of origin

Tip for Learners

Originate from/in = come from. Original = first OR creative. Origin = beginning.
Present Simple
I originate
you originate
he/she/it originates
we originate
they originate
Examples - Present Simple
  • I originate ideas constantly.
  • You originate new concepts.
  • The virus originates from bats.
  • We originate creative solutions.
  • They originate from different sources.
Present Continuous
I am originating
you are originating
he/she/it is originating
we are originating
they are originating
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am originating a new concept.
  • You are originating ideas.
  • She is originating the movement.
  • We are originating innovation.
  • They are originating from here.
Present Perfect
I have originated
you have originated
he/she/it has originated
we have originated
they have originated
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have originated the idea.
  • You have originated the concept.
  • The disease has originated here.
  • We have originated solutions.
  • They have originated everything.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been originating
you have been originating
he/she/it has been originating
we have been originating
they have been originating
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been originating ideas.
  • You have been originating concepts.
  • She has been originating constantly.
  • We have been originating innovation.
  • They have been originating actively.
Past Simple
I originated
you originated
he/she/it originated
we originated
they originated
Examples - Past Simple
  • I originated the idea.
  • You originated the concept.
  • The tradition originated centuries ago.
  • We originated the movement.
  • They originated from Europe.
Past Continuous
I was originating
you were originating
he/she/it was originating
we were originating
they were originating
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was originating ideas.
  • You were originating concepts.
  • She was originating the trend.
  • We were originating innovation.
  • They were originating from there.
Past Perfect
I had originated
you had originated
he/she/it had originated
we had originated
they had originated
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had originated the idea.
  • You had originated the concept.
  • The disease had originated there.
  • We had originated the system.
  • They had originated previously.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been originating
you had been originating
he/she/it had been originating
we had been originating
they had been originating
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been originating ideas.
  • You had been originating concepts.
  • He had been originating constantly.
  • We had been originating innovation.
  • They had been originating continuously.
Future Simple
I will originate
you will originate
he/she/it will originate
we will originate
they will originate
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will originate new ideas.
  • You will originate concepts.
  • She will originate the movement.
  • We will originate innovation.
  • They will originate from here.
Future Continuous
I will be originating
you will be originating
he/she/it will be originating
we will be originating
they will be originating
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be originating ideas.
  • You will be originating concepts.
  • He will be originating constantly.
  • We will be originating innovation.
  • They will be originating regularly.
Future Perfect
I will have originated
you will have originated
he/she/it will have originated
we will have originated
they will have originated
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have originated everything.
  • You will have originated ideas.
  • She will have originated the concept.
  • We will have originated innovation.
  • They will have originated it.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been originating
you will have been originating
he/she/it will have been originating
we will have been originating
they will have been originating
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been originating ideas.
  • You will have been originating concepts.
  • He will have been originating constantly.
  • We will have been originating innovation.
  • They will have been originating continuously.
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