affix
verb (used with object)
to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed byto ).
has affixed
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present perfectof affix (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It features the outline of an oil rig — only someone has affixed three oval strips of paper to the top, transforming the rig into a makeshift wind turbine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
Twitter has affixed labels to a number of misleading or false tweets about voting in Philadelphia, as the New York Times’ Davey Alba reports.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2020
And just in case you aren’t slowed down by the sunshine filtering through grape leaves, or the distinctive gnarliness of each driftwood post, the couple has affixed a variety of locks to the arbor.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2016
Still, she is doing her part: She has affixed a “Jeb!” sticker to her walker, and when people remark on it, she reaches into a stash of stickers she carries.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2015
To the first, the angelic message of the annunciation, Gounod has affixed the title, "Ave, gratia plena;" and to the second, the reply of Mary, "Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum."
From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton
