kick
verb (used with object)
to strike with the foot or feet.
have kicked
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present perfectof kick.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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Elsewhere, college coaches are lining up to take shots at Kiffin even before the games have kicked off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
They have kicked major news organizations out of the Pentagon.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
Mortgage rates have kicked off the year with a big drop from 6.2% on Jan. 2 to 6.07% on Jan. 14, according to Mortgage News Daily.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026
The intermediate-term power isn’t bad, either; dividends have kicked in 34% of total returns during the average decade since 1940.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
“When I heard — well, of course, it was all my fault. Could have kicked myself.”
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
