burst
verb (used without object)
to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence.
have bursted
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present perfectof burst.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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“Rivers have bursted forth, when earthquakes shook “The globe; some chok'd have disappear'd below.
From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by J. J. Howard
