deposit
verb (used with object)
to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account.
have been depositing
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present perfect progressiveof deposit.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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Sanitation officials believe New Yorkers have been depositing their trash on the curb in bags starting at 4 p.m. since around 1971 when the city stopped requiring the use of metal trash cans.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
The nation’s volcanoes sit directly over a hot spot on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and have been depositing new layers of rock for millions of years.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2014
Battalions of Spanish troops have been depositing arms since daylight in the armory, over which I have a guard.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Charles Morris
