swallow
verb (used with object)
to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
have swallowed
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present perfectof swallow.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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TOI-5882 has not yet expanded enough for its size alone to explain how it could have swallowed a planet.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Chinese automakers have swallowed up market share in other countries around the world, a worrisome prospect for U.S. car executives who struggle to compete on production costs and vehicle technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
"So far, companies have swallowed the burden of tariffs" but in the future could pass them through to consumer prices, which the bank "will monitor," Ueda said.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
If you think your child may have swallowed a button battery or stuck one inside their nose or ear, go to the nearest emergency department right away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2024
And the greatest of them, Balerion, the Black Dread, could have swallowed an aurochs whole, or even one of the hairy mammoths said to roam the cold wastes beyond the Port of Ibben.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
