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has one's finger on the pulse

has one's finger on the pulse is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's finger on the pulse.

Meaning of have one's finger on the pulse

Verb

have one's finger on the pulse (third-person singular simple present has one's finger on the pulse, present participle having one's finger on the pulse, simple past and past participle had one's finger on the pulse)

  1. (intransitive) To understand (something) well.
    • The marketing firm I use has its finger on the consumers' pulse.

Questions about has one's finger on the pulse

What is has one's finger on the pulse the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has one's finger on the pulse is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's finger on the pulse.

Words near has one's finger on the pulse in the dictionary

  1. has one's ears lowered
  2. has one's ears on
  3. has one's ears pinned back
  4. has one's eye on
  5. has one's fill
  6. has one's finger on the pulse
  7. has one's finger on the trigger
  8. has one's fingers all thumbs
  9. has one's fingers in many pies
  10. has one's fingers in the till
  11. has one's fingers on the pulse

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