leach
verb (used with object)
to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
have leached
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present perfectof leach.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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A carbon water filter can also reduce potential exposure to chemicals and pesticides that may have leached into your water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Over time, as these pipes have corroded, they have leached lead — a chemical with no safe level of exposure — into tap water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2024
The violence of the scene seems to have leached into the photograph itself, because there is a tear across the left side of the print.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
This metal occurs naturally in Earth’s crust and is thought to have leached into the oceans in greater concentrations after sea level rise covered more land.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 14, 2020
A large part of the plant-food materials have leached out of the mulch by spring, and have become incorporated in the soil, where the plant makes ready use of them.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
