comfort
verb (used with object)
to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to.
has comforted
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present perfectof comfort (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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She has comforted people who have faced life-threatening injuries and even recovered bodies of hikers who died while out in the steep and often icy mountain region.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
“It has comforted America to see this as merely a story of monsters, her among them,” Tyson said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
“Chairman Powell has comforted markets in the past,” said Jonathan Coleman, an equity portfolio manager at Janus Henderson.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
He has comforted in times of death, celebrated in times of joy.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2022
The great truth that has comforted the human heart for ages had at last reached his dormant soul.
From The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Cora Marsland
