foster
verb (used with object)
to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage.
have been fostering
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present perfect progressiveof foster.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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My younger sister and her partner have been fostering dogs for a couple of years.
From Slate ● May 14, 2021
“We have been fostering together for seven years,” they told me in an email.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2020
Sagheer Hussain and Fatima Gora, from Bradford, have been fostering children for 16 years and have cared for children from many different backgrounds.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2020
Gordon and Brenda Potter, from Surrey, have been fostering for 43 years and have taken in approximately 200 children.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2019
I don't know what the game is, but I do know that you have been fostering discontent,—it may even amount to revolt,—among; these men.
From West Wind Drift by George Barr McCutcheon
