conspire
verb (used without object)
to agree together, especially secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal.
has been conspiring
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present perfect progressiveof conspire (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The interviewer wanted him to provide an account of his plan, and to reveal with whom, if anyone, he has been conspiring.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2017
RCA lawyers charged that since 1953 Philco has been conspiring to set up a patent pool that would establish a monopoly position for Philco's own color television equipment.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Is it true that he has been conspiring with Carillo, and that an extraordinary and secret session of the Departmental Junta has been called?"
From The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
He has been conspiring," said the Duke, "and with conspicuous clumsiness.
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by James Branch Cabell
