evaporate
verb (used without object)
to change from a liquid or solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor.
have evaporated
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present perfectof evaporate.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 the young planet moved inward, the ice would have evaporated, leaving behind the thick atmosphere seen today.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
But Thoma Bravo’s paper profits have evaporated with the post—IPO drop in SailPoint stock, which has nearly been cut in half to $12.25 a share on Friday’s close.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Earlier fears that a potential recession was on the horizon have evaporated, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
Trust and confidence are things that seem to have evaporated from a man once regarded as a safe pair of hands.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2023
So much for his often-invoked wariness of middle-class yups, which seemed to have evaporated despite the certain presence of Chicago students in hundred-buck shoes.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
