rot
verb (used without object)
to undergo decomposition; decay.
has rotted
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present perfectof rot (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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He’s more comfortable playing it big and trying to create an operatic drama about a desperate man, consumed by greed and a gnawing hunger that has rotted his soul, looking for one last score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2024
This is a recipe for disaster if the deck ledger board or the untreated wood on the exterior of your home has rotted because the ledger board was not installed correctly.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2022
It’s true that metal has rusted and wood has rotted away.
From NewsForKids.net ● Feb. 12, 2022
The floor beneath them has rotted away, and the planks have broken and fallen into the pool, leaving big gaps, through which rise day and night deadly stenches and poisonous exhalations from the pool below.
From Cuba in War Time by Richard Harding Davis
