melt
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
have melted
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present perfectof melt.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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He didn’t want to freeze in Toronto and he would have melted under the Lakers’ purple-and gold spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"These metamorphosed sedimentary rocks that have melted and produced granites that concentrate uranium and thorium are like black box flight recorders that record pressure and temperature," Smye said.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
“I suppose I have melted my own Freeze with this small change in my behavior.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Climbers have also had to contend with warmer temperatures, that have melted glaciers and caused lakes to form.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
As far as I was concerned, the sun could have melted the blue right off the sky.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
