evaporate
verb (used without object)
to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.
has evaporated
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present perfectof evaporate (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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The optimism of the victory over New Zealand in the first Test has evaporated.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Free cash flow has evaporated for Oracle and the deficit is being filled by debt, and perhaps future equity sales.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
For the average middle-class household in Shanghai or Shenzhen, the “wealth effect” of the 2010s has evaporated.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026
Whether or not they pull off a long shot wild card run, it’s more clear than ever that their longstanding dominance has evaporated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Her earlier elation has evaporated, and she's jittery, the way she is before a battle she thinks she won't win.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
