comfort
verb (used with object)
to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to.
have comforted
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present perfectof comfort.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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Such plugging program have comforted investors by addressing wells that could endanger the public and become a liability, said Diversified CEO Rusty Hutson.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2022
The panel members, some of whom have treated hospitalized children for Covid and have comforted terrified parents, seemed eager to act.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
“Right now we are living in a time where we don’t have access to the usual things that have comforted us,” he told Oregon Public Broadcasting.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2022
Some of Mr. Biden’s moves should have comforted environmentalists.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2021
Yet it would have comforted them all to see Papá in his coffin here in the house, with two candles at his head and two more at his feet.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
