imbibe
verb (used with object)
to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink.
have been imbibing
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present perfect progressiveof imbibe.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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The British have been imbibing gin, or some approximation of it, for hundreds of years.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019
"If you have been imbibing the opinions of the Lady of the British Legation—!"
From A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois by Robert Ames Bennet
No: far from being strangers, we have been imbibing similar principles, similar views, and similar affections.
From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Thomas Holcroft
