compact
adjective
have compacted
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present perfectof compact.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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As agricultural wells have drained water from aquifers, underground clay layers have compacted and the ground surface has been sinking as much as 1 foot per year in some areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
“We’re going to have, compacted into nine months, what we went through over 15 years in New York City.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2020
They have compacted the rusting gearboxes and hubcaps into blocks and stacked them neatly in two tall piles.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2010
If you have compacted soil, heavy clay or soil embedded with stones, try a pick-like mattock.
From Washington Post
Not until they have compacted within themselves a thousand knowledges and virtues will they be able to love others.
From A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character by Newell Dwight Hillis
