disobey
verb (used with or without object)
to neglect or refuse to obey.
have been disobeying
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present perfect progressiveof disobey.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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"So you have been disobeying orders, Lieutenant Glover," he said gravely.
From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
We must climb back to an orderly life, step by step, and the compensation is large in the constantly growing realization of the greatness of the laws we have been disobeying.
From Power Through Repose by Call, Annie Payson
I had thought so, but he must have been disobeying that father's positive command else this could not have happened.
From Elsie's Motherhood by Finley, Martha
