relate
verb (used with object)
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
has been relating
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present perfect progressiveof relate (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 United States has been relating to a mask,” Solalinde said.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 12, 2014
"And I have not been lonesome—Monsieur Tellier has been relating to me a number of very interesting things."
From Affairs of State by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
“Jimmy” has been relating more of his troubles to the gardener.
From Letters of the Motor Girl by Gardner, Ethellyn
