faint
adjective
lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc..
have fainted
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present perfectof faint.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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"There are a lot of pupils who have fainted and who did not receive any medical attention," Jean told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Soon afterward, Gastfriend wrote, he must have fainted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
"The situation often involves families arriving with children so weak that they have fainted in their parents' arms," said International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies representative Hicham Diab.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
But in just the last two years, at least four longtime Rite Aid warehouse employees have fainted or come close to passing out from heat exhaustion, according to employees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
“I must have fainted after they started speaking.”
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
