reason
noun
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc..
has been reasoning
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present perfect progressiveof reason (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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For 40 years he has been reasoning, calculating and arguing that the earth has a definite electrical resonance.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this fatal mistake, we discover the error which has vitiated all premises from which he has been reasoning.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson
