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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In Taroudant's youth centre, volunteers from across the city and beyond have been answering calls for help on social media.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023
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
Then she knew she must have been answering at random some of Lord Fordyce's remarks, for a rather puzzled look was on his face.
From The Man and the Moment by Elinor Glyn
