alter
verb (used with object)
to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify.
have been altering
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present perfect progressiveof alter.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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About a decade ago, the practice was still allowed across all US state but more and more states have been altering laws.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Authors’ estates have been altering the text of well-known books to remove language that some may consider offensive, raising questions about art and censorship.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Sangoi told Reuters that Uber and Ola have been altering driver incentives and passenger fares in tandem.
From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2017
But humans have been altering the Earth for millennia, and not only for the worse.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 2, 2014
No, my lady, I have been altering the blue dress.
From Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
