submerge
verb (used with object)
to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
have submerged
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present perfectof submerge.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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Heavy rains have thrashed Chile in recent days, causing floods that have submerged hundreds of houses and displaced thousands of people.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Heavy rains followed by flash floods have submerged towns across East Africa, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2023
Pakistan’s recent, record-shattering floods have submerged its fields and its small farmers deeper into debt with their landlords.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
The government met on Saturday to assess the scale of the floods which have submerged a third of the country.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2022
Christina yells something, but to me her voice sounds muffled, like I have submerged my head underwater.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
