hate
verb (used with object)
to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest.
have hated
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present perfectof hate.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 as long as I’ve been a journalist, which is a really long time, public entities have hated public records requests, even while claiming they don’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
"The markets have hated the fact that whilst headline inflation has been coming down, as it has everywhere in the world, core inflation rate in the UK has actually been going up," he said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023
But Jenny now feels the boys must have hated her and everything to do with the Dawsons because of her father's behaviour.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2023
You'll love it; Einstein, on the other hand, would have hated it.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2023
There was nothing personal about it, for he would have hated anyone who came in.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
