water
have watered
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present perfectof water.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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"Oh dear, I seem to have watered your hand."
From BBC ● May 13, 2024
State education officials have spent years drafting new regulations for enforcing the law but have watered them down amid opposition from the Hasidic community.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Provided that you have watered your garden during the heat wave, chances are that most plants will have survived, even if they don't look their best.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2022
“It is shameful to imply that we have watered down academics,” Brabrand said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2022
The wives greet the dead—"Peace unto thee, oh, my husband, oh, my father, we have wept until we have watered the earth with our tears on thy account."
From The Egyptian Conception of Immortality by George Andrew Reisner
