worst
adjective
has worsted
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present perfectof worst (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 does not, however, discover the identity of Salami until this wayward character, traveling incognito, has worsted him in a street fight for which both are put in jail.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has worsted me not once, but twice and thrice!
From Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France by Stanley John Weyman
"So, it is thought that Colonel Tarleton has worsted General Sumter?" said Mr. Wharton, affecting to be employed in mending the cup that was broken by the eagerness of his sister-in-law.
From The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper
June 2.—I hear it reported that Hooker maintains that he has worsted and crippled the enemy more than if he had taken Richmond.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
“So it is thought that Colonel Tarleton has worsted General Sumpter?” said Mr. Wharton.
From The Spy Condensed for use in schools by J. Fenimore Cooper
