hear
verb (used with object)
to perceive by the ear.
have been hearing
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present perfect progressiveof hear.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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"I'm scared because we have been hearing about the news, the way people are dying in the Congo," Patrick Akwongu, 61, who flew in from Italy with a layover in Addis Ababa told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Yet financial advisers who spoke with MarketWatch said the findings reflect what they have been hearing from friends and clients.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
We hear about joint defense procurement, but then we have been hearing this kind of thing for 50 years, and nothing has come of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The other thing you might have been hearing went a little something like this:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
“The child that we have been hearing about—it was not human,” she said.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
