enable
verb (used with object)
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to: Students with vision impairments are enabled in the classroom with magnifiers and screen reader software.
has been enabling
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present perfect progressiveof enable (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 immediate priority for the sport has been enabling the GB team to compete in the November international window.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
And Alvin has been enabling us to study about two-thirds of that for many years now.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2010
An even greater concern is the scheduled end of Phase 3 reforms, a "land-to-the-tiller" program that has been enabling peasants to buy on government credit the tiny parcels of land that they now farm.
From Time Magazine Archive
