answer
noun
a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc..
have been answering
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present perfect progressiveof answer.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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Health experts Dr Ellie Cannon, a GP, Dr Tom Nutt, chief executive of charity Meningitis Now, and the BBC's health editor Hugh Pym have been answering your questions on the outbreak.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
The Dodgers have been answering legitimacy questions ever since the season was delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2020
Hanks might as well have been answering a Bat Signal in the sky.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2019
Which was why O’Neill should have been answering the question — which he already had — in the first place.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2016
I received my dear friend's letter this day week, and have been answering it ever since.
From The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. by Isabella Graham
