deceive
verb (used with object)
to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude.
has been deceiving
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present perfect progressiveof deceive (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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Open them, though, and you will find that your nose has been deceiving you.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2022
Your husband has been deceiving you and has spent the last year strategizing and putting his plan firmly in place without giving you the benefit of any warning.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2022
"When we learn to do this, we will discover that our gross national product has been deceiving us."
From Time Magazine Archive
"And while Miss Petrovitch has been wearing her heart out with anxiety to save her father, this heartless woman has been deceiving her—to whom she owes everything—and adapting our means to secure her own ends."
From The Red Rat's Daughter by Boothby, Guy
Such work is well for Phalaris, perhaps, but—" "Father, it seems to me that for many months Charmides has been deceiving us.
From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton
