hover
verb (used without object)
to hang fluttering or suspended in the air.
have hovered
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present perfectof hover.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Unemployment rates among young people have hovered at more than 15% for years – a trend that has worried the government despite its efforts to downplay it.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Iranian exports have hovered around 1.2 million barrels a day to 1.6 million barrels a day in recent years.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
His proposed addition to Marcel Breuer’s original Whitney Museum would have hovered above it with predatory menace, like an 11-story concrete praying mantis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Polls show that Ayotte’s approval ratings have hovered between 53% and 47%, with the most recent putting it at 49%.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2025
Carley would have hovered close to the fire even if she had not been too tired to exert herself.
From The Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey
