we have been trying to tell you
/wiː hæv bɪn ˈtraɪɪŋ tə tɛl juː/
Attempting to inform
📚 Meanings
- 1.
To have consistently attempted to communicate information or a message to someone from the past up to the present, often implying frustration due to the listener's lack of understanding or attention.
"We have been trying to tell you about the changes to the schedule for weeks."
- 2.
To indicate repeated efforts over a period of time to inform or warn another person about something, often highlighting the urgency or significance of the situation.
"Don't you see the danger? We have been trying to tell you to be careful."
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Finally, you understand! We have been trying to tell you this for weeks.
Finally, you understand! We have been trying to tell you this for weeks.
I know you're busy, but we have been trying to tell you about the urgent deadline.
I know you're busy, but we have been trying to tell you about the urgent deadline.
Don't you see the danger? We have been trying to tell you to be careful.
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How do you pronounce we have been trying to tell you?
we have been trying to tell you is pronounced [/wiː hæv bɪn ˈtraɪɪŋ tə tɛl juː/]. You can hear a native pronunciation on Smoveth.
What does we have been trying to tell you mean?
we have been trying to tell you means "Attempting to inform". See the meanings and examples higher up on the page for the full picture.
How difficult is we have been trying to tell you?
we have been trying to tell you is a Intermediate-level word.
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Example: "Finally, you understand! We have been trying to tell you this for weeks." — used to mean "Attempting to inform".
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