smell
verb (used with object)
to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of.
has smelt
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present perfectof smell (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 animal has smelt a truffle, and the man seizes her by the ear, for her manner is suspicious.
From Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine by Barker, Edward Harrison
They said to each other, 'It is a spirit that has smelt our broiled venison, and perhaps wishes to eat of it: let us offer some to her.'
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist
"Them fellers has smelt something outside that don't smell good," grunted the Cap'n.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman
It is a saying—and a true one—in the Marine Corps that every marine who has served the ordinary enlistment in the corps since the Spanish-American war has smelt powder.
From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly
“He has smelt a rat, the long-legged stork!”
From The Mantle and Other Stories by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich
