advise
verb (used with object)
to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following.
had been advising
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past perfect progressiveof advise.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Hagans, the union leader, said she had been advising members affected by the Supreme Court ruling to get their affairs in order in case they were swept up by immigration raids.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Sure enough, he got a call from Vann Bighorse, director of the Osage language department for the Osage Nation, who had been advising Scorsese and the late Robbie Robertson, composer of the film’s score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
David Polyansky, who had been advising Never Back Down, will join the campaign as a deputy campaign manager.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
Jane McAlevey, a prominent organizer and an author who had been advising the group, led two intensive training sessions to help firm up support among JFK8 workers and pressure the company to negotiate.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
He imagined that Maud had told Mrs. Graves that he had been advising her, and that she had perhaps since told her of his chilly reception of her later confidences.
From Watersprings by Arthur Christopher Benson
