diagnose
verb (used with object)
to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination.
have diagnosed
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present perfectof diagnose.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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Instead she continues to insist that the Theranos technology could indeed have diagnosed multiple conditions from a single drop of blood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
A later generation of sociologists might have diagnosed Göring’s martial flamboyance as a form of “homeovestism”—that is, exaggerated and often impractical gender-normative dress or behavior intended to signal elite social status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Dr Singh said that if Dylan had been referred to a surgeon that night, a surgeon would have diagnosed appendicitis and kept him in hospital.
From BBC ● May 23, 2024
Scientists have diagnosed Down syndrome from DNA in the ancient bones of seven infants, one as old as 5,500 years.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
"You have diagnosed his chief fault," said Jimmy Grayson, with an easy laugh.
From The Candidate A Political Romance by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
