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
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 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Only love and patience could have knit these two together.
From Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life by Austin, Caroline
Continue this narrowing till you have knit up all the stitches at each side.
From Exercises in Knitting by Mee, Cornelia
I have knit around you a net-work which you can never burst asunder.
From The Mystery of Orcival by Gaboriau, Émile
