cultivate
verb (used with object)
to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
has been cultivating
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present perfect progressiveof cultivate (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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China will need to shore up ties to the new leadership in Tehran, a key partner in the region that it has been cultivating for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
The news threatened to rupture the sunny image Palmer has been cultivating since she played Akeelah at age 12.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
At the Naudet company in Planchez, which has been cultivating Christmas trees since 1956, they admit that in the past little attention was paid to the problems of herbicides.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
Riley’s Cidery has been cultivating heirloom apples for 30 years, while Bowen Cider House just opened its tasting room this past summer.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Jane Smith has been cultivating some berries, not for the market, but for her own use.
From The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral Stories by Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks
