mind
noun
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc..
has been minding
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present perfect progressiveof mind (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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Boris Bosnjakovic, who previously ran the Novak Tennis Centre, has been minding the ship since Ivanisevic left in March.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
“If you use someone else’s surface water you’re going to court. But with groundwater, no one has been minding the shop.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
Take, for example, the verbally challenged Catarella, the cop shop’s male receptionist, who has been minding the murder victim’s cat at Montalbano’s expense and now has a question for him.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2019
Cohen, who this week confirmed he was still a registered Democrat, has been minding the shop at Trump Tower in Manhattan as Donald jets around primary states.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2016
Who, then, has been minding the business for her?'
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
