leach
verb (used with object)
to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
has leached
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present perfectof leach (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 harmful pollutant has leached into water in many parts of the valley from sources including fertilizers, dairies and septic tanks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
And the trouble with this conduct at the top is that it has leached downward.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2021
The lead has leached into the tap water from 15,000 antiquated service lines that connect water pipes to homes and businesses.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2019
The steel, untreated, is red-brown with rust, and this rust in turn has leached into the wall’s concrete base and drained down its sides to the ground.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2017
The tragedy is so old that its horror has leached away and only a certain air of faithlessness and melancholy clings to the stones and shadows of the house.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
