hear
verb (used with object)
to perceive by the ear.
has been hearing
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present perfect progressiveof hear (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 Foreign Affairs Committee has been hearing evidence about the vetting of Lord Mandelson to be the UK's ambassador to the United States.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
The court has been hearing from its first witness, Jonathan Ganesh.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
The supervisor, whose sprawling district includes the Palisades burn area, said she has been hearing from people asking her to run for mayor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Hammack has been hearing these stories ever since she left Wall Street and her job as co-head of the global financing group at Goldman Sachs and was appointed in 2024 to run the Cleveland Fed.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2025
Any one hearing what he has been hearing is one telling what he has been telling.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Gertrude Stein
