carouse
verb (used without object)
to engage in a drunken revel.
have caroused
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present perfectof carouse.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 Lapin is atmospheric: a two-room cabin from the 1860s where generations of artists and ne’er-do-wells have caroused, from the impressionists onwards.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2015
The old buccaneers may have caroused in Lobos, but never could they have been merrier than we, nor had they ampler means for promoting cheer, even though resting there after a successful raid.
From Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life by Elizabeth Reid
Here, in the taverns that overlook from this breezy height the harbour, the town, and the distant mud-flats, generations of soldiers and sailors, fresh from battle and the salt sea, have caroused.
From The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Seriously, I hope my time has not been spent entirely without profit, although I have caroused, as you express it, to some extent.
From Calvert of Strathore by Carter Goodloe
