mind
noun
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc..
have been minding
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present perfect progressiveof mind.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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Civil servants who have been minding the shop at Stormont for nearly two years will meet their new ministers provide them with their day-one departmental briefs.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024
While it was minding everyone else's business, Laventhol & Horwath apparently should have been minding its own.
From Time Magazine Archive
Somewhere in this subdued family din I was presumed to have been minding my own business for many hours.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
"I wish he may not have been minding ours instead," muttered his sire, and rang the bell, and ordered the servant to take away Master Reginald and bring coffee.
From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Charles Reade
But it serves me right for chasing a harum-scarum thing when I ought to have been minding my own business and collecting bills for Douglas & Co.
From Maggie Miller by Mary Jane Holmes
