respond
verb (used without object)
to reply or answer in words.
has been responding
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present perfect progressiveof respond (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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Harvard has been responding to the government’s requests for documents in good faith, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Yet one group of investors has been responding to bitcoin’s tumble by buying at a discount — and it’s the same group that already has a massive stash of bitcoin.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been responding to questions after making a speech about his net zero plans on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
Joyce, who went on the 15-day IL on June 10, has been responding to treatments and progressing as well as hoped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
The Secretary has been responding to the short espistle he received yesterday.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
