dress
noun
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
have dressed
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present perfectof dress.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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Should I have dressed preppier, like the quick-reflexed, collegiate fencing villains in the movies?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Other candidates have dressed up as furry animals or seagulls to draw attention to animal rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
People have dressed as characters in an LS Lowry painting to recreate a scene he captured in 1938.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
Chloë, I've known since my teens in New York and have dressed her.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2024
Maybe I should have dressed up as him for Halloween; that would’ve been scary.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
