have swallowed a dictionary in English

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-have swallowed a dictionary.wav

Forms: has swallowed a dictionary [present, singular, third-person], having swallowed a dictionary [participle, present], had swallowed a dictionary [participle, past], had swallowed a dictionary [past], have swallowed the dictionary [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> swallowed a dictionary}} have swallowed a dictionary (third-person singular simple present has swallowed a dictionary, present participle having swallowed a dictionary, simple past and past participle had swallowed a dictionary)

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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
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"have swallowed a dictionary" meaning in English

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