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have seen better days

have seen better days verb: to be in poor condition, to be worn out.

Verb

have seen better days (third-person singular simple present has seen better days, present participle having seen better days, simple past and past participle had seen better days)

  1. (euphemistic) To be in poor condition, to be worn out.
    • Your sofa has certainly seen better days, isn't it time you got a new one?

Forms of have seen better days

third-person singular presenthas seen better days
present participlehaving seen better days
past participlehad seen better days
pasthad seen better days

Questions about have seen better days

What does have seen better days mean?
Have seen better days means to be in poor condition, to be worn out.
What part of speech is have seen better days?
Have seen better days is a verb.
What is the past tense of have seen better days?
The past tense of have seen better days is had seen better days.

Words near have seen better days in the dictionary

  1. have province
  2. have provinces
  3. have reason
  4. have respect of persons
  5. have second thoughts
  6. have seen better days
  7. have seen one's day
  8. have seen one's last gum tree
  9. have seen this film
  10. have seen this movie
  11. have several seats

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