duet
verb/djuˈet/
/duˈet/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they duet | /djuˈet/ /duˈet/ |
| he / she / it duets | /djuˈets/ /duˈets/ |
| past simple duetted | /djuˈetɪd/ /duˈetɪd/ |
| past participle duetted | /djuˈetɪd/ /duˈetɪd/ |
| -ing form duetting | /djuˈetɪŋ/ /duˈetɪŋ/ |
- to sing a song with one other singer
- The highlight of her singing career was duetting with her musical icon.
- The couple duetted on the track.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Italian duetto, diminutive of duo ‘duet’, from Latin duo ‘two’.Want to learn more?
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