groom
noun
a bridegroom.
have groomed
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present perfectof groom.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 effect, Washington may have groomed him through a 24-22-1 record over three seasons so that he could finally become his best somewhere else.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2017
In part, this might be because companies believe that products like Siri and Amazon’s Echo have groomed customers for it.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2016
Drew was ambitious but never sought to acquire the kind of experience that would have groomed her for the role of chief executive.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2012
“But men have always been very vain and always have groomed, and these are just new grooming tools.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2010
You have slept all night in jail, you have groomed horses, you have worn a livery which no gentleman with any self-respect would wear, and all to no purpose whatever.
From Man on the Box by Harold MacGrath
