partake
verb (used without object)
to take or have a part or share along with others; participate (usually followed byin ).
have been partaking
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present perfect progressiveof partake.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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It’s typically a fun-seeking, younger crowd, but there are plenty of veterans who have been partaking in the celebration for decades.
From Newsweek ● May 18, 2011
"Observe those water-cresses of which you have been partaking so freely, madam," said the microscopic man.
From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 33, November 12, 1870 by Various
As I have been partaking of the bountiful repast prepared by the ladies of the grange, your chairman has been telling me something about this community.
From Humanly Speaking by Samuel McChord Crothers
Verily We planted the Tree of the Qur’án and provided its Orchard with all kinds of fruit, whereof ye all have been partaking.
From Selections From the Writings of the Báb by Báb
I may have been partaking in some unholy rite, but my ignorance will be my excuse, I hope.
From Southern Arabia by Theodore Bent
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