budge
verb (used without object)
to move slightly; begin to move.
have budged
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present perfectof budge.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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Both sides have budged, both sides have compromised.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2023
A South African doctor said patients with Omicron have "very mild" symptoms and investment houses don't look to have budged that much.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2021
None of the principals themselves have budged from their oft-stated positions that the Fed’s hands were tied.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2016
Another season of has ended, and nobody seems to have budged.
From Time ● Mar. 24, 2014
Papa knew better than to open his mouth, because once Mama had made up her mind like that, she wouldn’t have budged an inch from a buzzing rattler.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
