consult
verb (used with object)
to seek advice or information from; ask guidance from.
have been consulting
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present perfect progressiveof consult.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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Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Russia envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, have been consulting top Wall Street executives to determine how to revive Ukraine’s shattered economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Elsewhere, many schools have been consulting about redundancies.
From BBC ● May 23, 2024
“We are taking a different approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community,” a Disney spokesperson told the Hollywood Reporter at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Mr. Showers said he composed a statement about the terrorist incursion the day it happened “because I knew people would start turning to our website, and I know pastors have been consulting that statement.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
His family have been consulting me—the women in tears.
From The Disentanglers by Andrew Lang
