meditate
verb (used without object)
to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
have been meditating
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present perfect progressiveof meditate.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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There’s a really interesting data point that I kept going back to — and I’m sure you have been meditating on it as well.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2017
“That leaves the inner circle that we have been meditating in, intact.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2015
And at the Vatican, a Ferrari executive donated a piece of the wall that stands in a garden where popes have been meditating since the 13th century.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2014
In San Francisco, demonstrators set up a camp of tents on a half-block stretch of Market Street outside the Federal Reserve building, where some have been meditating and playing guitars.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 6, 2011
“I have been meditating upon today’s lesson of obedience,” I say.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
