deviate
verb (used without object)
to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
have been deviating
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present perfect progressiveof deviate.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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We return now to the great northern route, from which we have been deviating, and hasten on with all speed to the Landing.
From Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding
