fish
noun
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
have fished
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present perfectof fish.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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For generations, Seynabou Tall's ancestors have fished, dived and rowed off the coast of Dakar, where the 14-year-old, who quit school nearly four years ago, is now learning to surf.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
“We usually go out and find a spot we have fished in the past,” he says, “depending on water levels and thickness of the ice.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
Buitjes, 64, and his family have fished on the North Sea for 11 generations.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 15, 2023
The debate and the consequences of the decision are real for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, who have fished the Willamette for thousands of years.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2023
But he crowded the current a little so that he was still fishing correctly though faster than he would have fished if he was not trying to use the bird.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
