counsel
noun
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
have been counseling
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present perfect progressiveof counsel.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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The outlook is so bleak that union officials have been counseling members on how to find work in other fields, even nonunion jobs.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
Earlier in the day his team released a list of 20 national security and foreign policy advisers who have been counseling Bush.
From US News ● Feb. 18, 2015
