nourish
verb (used with object)
to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
has nourished
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present perfectof nourish (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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Food has nourished and sustained you for your entire life and will continue to do so.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
Over the years, this slice of soil has nourished wild alliums, huckleberry, sassafras — even ancient apple trees planted by those who came to claim these West Virginia acres as their own.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2022
“We are a close family and this time of covid has nourished and nurtured a bond between us all that probably would not have existed without the lockdown,” he says.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2020
There may be a third powerful force that will keep the consumer survey alive — the cult of the personal opinion and information exchange that Internet culture has nourished among younger Americans.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2012
There is old truth--truth that has nourished the lives of men in many generations; let me cling to that and feed my soul upon it.
From The Church and Modern Life by Washington Gladden
