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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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
At others, the British have watered their horses in the Seine, Rhine and Danube.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2019
I have given labor to preserve it; I have watered it; I have killed the insects and small pests that would have nibbled at its branches.
From Montlivet by Alice Prescott Smith
