encamp
verb (used without object)
to settle or lodge in a camp.
have encamped
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present perfectof encamp.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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In the 20th Century a whole tribe of scholars and interpreters have encamped on the slopes of the Bard, assaying his every semicolon.
From Time Magazine Archive
If that happens, the Chinese reason, the Soviets may simply add five more divisions to the 45 they already have encamped along the Chinese border.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have encamped upon the shore; abandoned our encampments; and now we have set off, at last, from the ruins of Norfolk.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
I have encamped my troops to keep them fit for marching.
From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by M. (François) Guizot
At first he thought to have encamped across the river, but he thought this was better ground and chose it.
From The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto by Alexander Morris
