discourse
noun
communication of thought by words; talk; conversation.
has discoursed
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present perfectof discourse (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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“Jahangir is opposed to strangers, and it is quite probable he harbors some such project, which he has discoursed with the moullahs, being anxious to win their favor.”
From The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy
He has the repute of being often "grumpy"; but on this occasion he has been in extremely good form and has discoursed uninterruptedly and pleasantly.
From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by Henry James
Captain Willard Glazier, who undertook in May last to ride from this city to the Golden Gate on horseback, has reached Michigan, and has discoursed to large audiences at the various points along his route.
From Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by John Algernon Owens
Unhappily some Salamanders do exist and a learned Jesuit father, whose name I have forgotten, has discoursed on their apparition.
From The Queen Pedauque by Jos. A. V. Stritzko
