knit
verb (used with object)
to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
have knit
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present perfectof knit.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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The strong roots that have knit this diverse community together for centuries are reflected in the response to Thursday night’s tragedy.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2015
We stayed there another fortnight, by the end of which time the bones seemed to have knit pretty fairly.
From In the Heart of the Rockies by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
“After I have knit a good stint,” said Anne, “for ’twill be time for stockings soon.”
From A Little Maid of Province Town by Wuanita Smith
Remember you have got to be perfectly quiet, and not attempt to move till the bones have knit.
From With Lee in Virginia: a story of the American Civil War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
I am the maker of the heavens and the earth, I have knit together the mountains, and I have created everything which existeth upon them.
From Legends of the Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations by Sir E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Budge
