watch
verb (used without object)
to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens.
have been watching
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present perfect progressiveof watch.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 any case, investors who have been watching the AI investment cycle closely aren’t taking many chances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
As finance and applied investments professors who study how businesses make decisions amid uncertainty, we have been watching this tension build.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
LACMA’s staff was elated, especially those who have been watching the project develop for decades and absorbing the large amounts of criticism that have accompanied its manifestation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Investors have been watching the war in Iran with one eye on markets.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
A kind-looking woman who must have been watching us the whole time had snapped open her handbag and started riffling through it.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
