tie
verb (used with object)
to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted.
have been tying
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present perfect progressiveof tie.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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In the last three years in this city, a third have been tying the knot with non-Asians, he says.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2016
Beer said the ironworkers have been tying rebar before concrete is poured.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2015
He might have been tying up an unbroken mustang.
From Wildfire by Zane Grey
And thereupon entered Mrs. Gawffaw, a cap in one hand, which she appeared to have been tying on—a smelling-bottle in the other.
From Marriage by Susan Edmonstone Ferrier
"I have been tying knots," said the second child.
From How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell by Sara Cone Bryant
