serenade
noun
a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
have serenaded
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present perfectof serenade.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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It is still early days, but Thiaw has been embraced by Geordies, who have serenaded him to the tune of 'Ciao Bella' following his performances.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have serenaded his supporters by singing off-key after his victory - but he is pitch perfect when it comes to fighting elections.
From BBC ● May 28, 2023
Protesters have serenaded and provided water to pigs whose snouts stuck out of slats in arriving trucks.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Mary, I had a second suit Of clothes, of which the coat was braided; Mary, they went to buy that flute With which I thee have serenaded.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 9, 1841 by Various
He may be said to have serenaded heaven with a guitar, and even, so to speak, tried to climb there with a rope ladder.
From The Victorian Age in Literature by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
