nod
verb (used without object)
to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
have nodded
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present perfectof nod.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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Other retailers appear to have nodded to the cost of living.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Five years ago, you would have nodded so fast you might have resembled a bobblehead doll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
Maybe he could serve as an intermediary, connecting people who'd never met but who might have nodded their heads from a pew to the edict of Galatians 6:2: "Bear ye one another's burdens."
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
I have nodded off in comfortable chairs and nodded off in uncomfortable chairs.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022
Kaz must have nodded because Per Haskell leaned back in his chair and took a sip of lager.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
