nod
verb (used without object)
to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
has nodded
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present perfectof nod (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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Adidas has nodded to this with an £80 Britcore Jersey in its new collection.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Powell for his part has nodded to those risks and to the likelihood that raising borrowing costs will lead to a rise in unemployment, now at a historically low 3.5%.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2022
This isn’t the first time Lee has nodded toward a conspiracy claim.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2021
But the tweet also represented something new: It was the first time that Trump has nodded to pro wrestling and its relationship to his political persona.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2017
Dryden's fame has nodded; that of Pope begins to be drowsy; Chaucer is as sound as a top, and Spenser is snoring in the midst of his commentators.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam by John Lord
