fast
adjective
has been fasting
-
present perfect progressiveof fast (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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Amana, 22, has been fasting for a few years, but said she loved it every time.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2022
Rana Khanafer placed pink and blue mini umbrellas into the fruit cups and explained that she has been fasting since she was 9 .
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
Bhartiya has been fasting for eleven years against assorted evils, and at the site of his protest he lists some of them on a laminated cardboard sign:
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2019
In brain scans, those centers light up if anyone who has been fasting sees pictures of food.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2015
These same remarks will apply with equal force to the horse that for any reason has been fasting for a long time.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
